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Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 18:02
| 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
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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- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 11 at 1:55
| THe ingredients you have will not make a good mix . Most agree this is best ,its called 511 mix; 5 Parts Pine Bark Fines 1 part perlite 1 part peat moss small amout of garden lime You can do a search on the forum for more discussions |
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| Thank you, I will look into some of the other discussions. Is there something specific for tomatoes, or does the 511 approach apply to anything grown in containers? - pine has a nuetral ph? - thanks again for your advice |
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- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 0:28
| The dolomite lime helps adjust the ph of the bark |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 0:38
| Tomatoes will thrive in the 5-1-1 mix. This mix is excellent for vegetable and seasonal crops. Conifer bark is somewhat acidic in the mix, and the Dolomitic Lime (which Dickie mentioned)
Josh |
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