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Tomato potting mix - Peat, Perlite and Mushroom compost

Jay_NY
12 years ago

Hey guys/gals. I grow 100+ tomato plants with great success in my garden however I have never given much thought to my tomatoes grown in pots on my deck. I have about 8 plastic pots ranging from 5 gallons to 20 gallons. I have always used a commercial brand of potting mix/soil for my container grown tomatoes but I am ready to try a different and cheaper approach and make my own. I have equal parts of the below

Peat Moss

Coarse Perlite

Mushroom Compost

I also have a 5lb bag of garden lime and as I use in my garden "Tomatos Alive" fertilizer 6-2-2(found at gardensalive.com)

I always use a ton of Neptune's Harvest fish emulsion fertilizer throughout the season in my pots.

I am open to suggestions on how much of everything should be mixed

Thanks!

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