Does this sound good? Mixing my stuff..

tulsanurse1 · April 8, 2010

Trying to get my mix together to plant my tomato starters.

1.5 parts MG Potting Mix
1 part Perlite
1 part Pine Bark Mulch
1 part mushroom compost
1 part "Gro Brics"=Coconut Coir-It's an alternative to peat. Not sure whether to
measure this dry or wet. 1 brick = 2 1/5 gallons.

http://www.spray-n-growgardening.com...GROBRIC&top=10

1-2" of screened Scott's Premium Humus & Manure on the bottom of my 22 gallon container

Once the plants are in, I will add Bill's liquid Fertilizer and Spray N Grow which has the needed micro and macro nutrients.

Bill's Fertilizer:this super-concentrated fertilizer is “cold cooked” to protect the organic integrity of its all-natural ingredients. It blends hydrolyzed fish, calcium, sugar cane extract, humus, and seaweed. Non-toxic and naturally high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), use this fertilizer to foliar feed or as a root drench.

Spray N Grow is a micronutrient complex that has gotten great reviews.

PaulF · April 8, 2010

Sounds like a lot of fun if that is what you want. I do things the lazy man way. Find a sale on potting soil mix, buy enough bags to fill the pots, and put it in the pots and plant. Water when needed (probably every day in OK) and water with plant food (Miracle Gro, Schultz, etc. liquid or powdered at half the recommended rate) once a week.

The lazy man way is also a lot cheaper. Let all those ingredients get mixed by the company and in the right proportions and the end product is lots cheaper than if you buy everything separately. If you are a purist so far as fertilizer is concerned, use whatever sounds best, but still at half rate. The companies tend to recommend twice as much as necessary to increase sales.

If all that mixing and lots of bags of stuff sounds like more fun than the "dump and grow" method, go for it. The important thing is to enjoy what you do.

April 8, 2010	#1
tulsanurse1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	Does this sound good? Mixing my stuff.. Trying to get my mix together to plant my tomato starters. 1.5 parts MG Potting Mix 1 part Perlite 1 part Pine Bark Mulch 1 part mushroom compost 1 part "Gro Brics"=Coconut Coir-It's an alternative to peat. Not sure whether to measure this dry or wet. 1 brick = 2 1/5 gallons. http://www.spray-n-growgardening.com...GROBRIC&top=10 1-2" of screened Scott's Premium Humus & Manure on the bottom of my 22 gallon container Once the plants are in, I will add Bill's liquid Fertilizer and Spray N Grow which has the needed micro and macro nutrients. Bill's Fertilizer:this super-concentrated fertilizer is “cold cooked” to protect the organic integrity of its all-natural ingredients. It blends hydrolyzed fish, calcium, sugar cane extract, humus, and seaweed. Non-toxic and naturally high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), use this fertilizer to foliar feed or as a root drench. Spray N Grow is a micronutrient complex that has gotten great reviews.

April 8, 2010	#2
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,298	Sounds like a lot of fun if that is what you want. I do things the lazy man way. Find a sale on potting soil mix, buy enough bags to fill the pots, and put it in the pots and plant. Water when needed (probably every day in OK) and water with plant food (Miracle Gro, Schultz, etc. liquid or powdered at half the recommended rate) once a week. The lazy man way is also a lot cheaper. Let all those ingredients get mixed by the company and in the right proportions and the end product is lots cheaper than if you buy everything separately. If you are a purist so far as fertilizer is concerned, use whatever sounds best, but still at half rate. The companies tend to recommend twice as much as necessary to increase sales. If all that mixing and lots of bags of stuff sounds like more fun than the "dump and grow" method, go for it. The important thing is to enjoy what you do. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.