Pro tip my grandpa gave me about garden dirt saved my whole season

He said to just dump coffee grounds around the tomatoes without worrying about pH. I thought he was full of it but I tried it last spring and my plants grew twice as big as the year before. Has anyone else gotten weird advice from an older relative that actually worked?

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harper_foster1mo ago

Ha! Yeah my grandma swore by tossing eggshells in the bottom of the hole before planting peppers. I thought she was just being old and crazy but I tried it last year and those plants went nuts. Same thing with putting a banana peel in the hole when you plant tomatoes. Sounds weird but the potassium seems to kick them into gear. I figure the old folks might not know the science behind it but they spent enough years watching things grow to pick up what works.

jennifer_jenkins1mo ago

Tried my uncle's advice to plant by the full moon and felt like a goof, but it actually worked.