This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. I have a series of…
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60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR) – The Rusted Garden 2013
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60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
60 Seconds or Sow: How to Use Aspirin
to Strengthen Tomato Defenses (SAR)
This is nearly a 60 second video that explains how the salicylic acid in
aspirin can be used to bolster the defenses of your tomato plant. SAR is
systemic acquired response. Essentially the salicylic acid in aspirin
mimics a natural chemical in the tomato that initiates the SAR response.
The SAR is what your tomato naturally does when stressed. This may be due
to diseases like bacterial speck or spot diseases. From experience, I can
say I have had very good results using this general spraying method in the
garden. I truly believe it benefits the tomato plant.
Aspirin can be used to trigger a response in a tomato plant to boost its
defenses. The salicylic acid in aspirin triggers a response – tricking your
tomato into thinking it is being attacked by disease, pests or damage. By
stimulating this defense mode, your tomato will be stronger and it will be
able to better handle diseases. Search salicylic acid and tomatoes. There
are a lot of studies on it.
I love your 60 seconds videos. They’re straight to the point and simple.
Thanks for sharing.
And it would make a fortune for discovering it.
YepI read that too. The roots will absorb the salicylic acid too. I dont
know how long the ground aspirin last though. A while Im sure.
Thanks Gary…I just installed small Greenhouse to start my garden plants
in. Will this work on small tomato plants or should it be used on larger
plants in the garden? Great video! Rick in NC
Now if this would make the tomatoes unappealing to stink bugs, I’d be
willing to say it’s a miracle drug. I’m going to try it. Thanks for the
idea.
Do you have to avoid spraying the trusses as will the aspirin get into
fruit and hence into us. In particular what tomato diseases will it work
for- blight, botrytis, verticillium wilt
does this work for already sick plants? my Cherokee purple has Verticillium
wilt I believe
I dont know if it will work on peppers. There are lots of studies on
tomatoes as the S. acid mimic a hormone. Control plants would be cool. What
I found is my Early blight came but the impact was so much less.
What other plants will this work for? does it only work for tomatoes or can
potatoes and peppers benefit as well? does this trick work for other
families, like crucifers or roses?
Would ascorbic acid do the same? I make skin care products and have a fair
amount of finely ground ascorbic acid.
Great tip, additionally for other plants that cant benefit from Aspirin.
Dissolve 1tbsp of natural baking soda with equal parts cooking oil in a
gallon of water and foliar spray the entire plant, under and around the
leaves. Baking soda’s anti-bacterial properties will fight off most bugs
and infections. (Oil makes it stick to the leaves)
Great Info Gary! Thanks for the tip
No I dont think so. It is the salacylic acid or aspirin that triggers the
response.
I have read that you can just plop a tablet of aspirin into the hole when
you plant your tomato. I did this last year and I had healthy tomato plants
all season. I am not sure if I can credit the aspirin since I did not grow
a control plant. With your method, you are sparying the leaves. So, I
wonder if there is additional benefit.
Which time of the day is the best for this… early evening?
I dont know the rule of it getting into us. Not sure if it would actually
happen or not. I use it for blights and spot. Those are my nemisis. I think
it is best for fungi type diseases verses viruses but I dont know for sure.
Ill look around.
Probably not.It doesnt directly work like a cure. I wish. It is really
preventative and it fires up your tomatoes defenses to make ‘potential
future’ have a harder time taking hold. My understanding too is it works
best on fungi versus viral.