Rebel Alliance won't grow - Page 3

MissS · November 16, 2017

Wood ash is not the same as muriate of potash, although it does contain plenty of potassium. Muriate of potash will supply you with potassium but will not correct your PH. Wood ash will move your mix towards alkaline and supply you with potassium.

ginger2778 · November 16, 2017

Be careful, too much lime can really throw nutrient uptake off. I use .75 to 1 cup of lime for a 7 gallon pot of promix, and 1.5 cups tomato tone. No pine bark, not needed, plenty of aeration from the perlite already in the Promix. No extra perlite. The mix is simple, and effective. I also supplement every 2 weeks with 1tsp. calcinit and 1/4 tsp. epsom salts mixed per gallon of water.

ginger2778 · November 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by MissS

Wood ash is not the same as muriate of potash, although it does contain plenty of potassium. Muriate of potash will supply you with potassium but will not correct your PH. Wood ash will move your mix towards alkaline and supply you with potassium.

Wood ash sounds like it might be a good way to correct pH.

Tormato · November 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by MissS

Wood ash is not the same as muriate of potash, although it does contain plenty of potassium. Muriate of potash will supply you with potassium but will not correct your PH. Wood ash will move your mix towards alkaline and supply you with potassium.

Hooper, the new avatar is ...I can't find the words.

MissS · November 16, 2017

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Hooper, the new avatar is ...I can't find the words.

I know what you mean.

Kinda disturbing.....

ChefBert · November 16, 2017

I need to get a fire place to make some wood ash!

ginger2778 · November 16, 2017

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I need to get a fire place to make some wood ash!

I know! Good thread, right? How about a wood fire pizza place, there's lots if those to get ash from, I think. Or campfires? Or a metal trash can to burn some wood? We're Floridians, we don't know from fireplaces, lol.

ChefBert · November 17, 2017

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I know! Good thread, right? How about a wood fire pizza place, there's lots if those to get ash from, I think. Or campfires? Or a metal trash can to burn some wood? We're Floridians, we don't know from fireplaces, lol.

I have a little Weber grill. I also have some wood chips for my smoker. Voila, smoke some tomatoes and I have wood ash. We don't need no stinking fireplaces

ChefBert · November 25, 2017

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Be careful, too much lime can really throw nutrient uptake off. I use .75 to 1 cup of lime for a 7 gallon pot of promix, and 1.5 cups tomato tone. No pine bark, not needed, plenty of aeration from the perlite already in the Promix. No extra perlite. The mix is simple, and effective. I also supplement every 2 weeks with 1tsp. calcinit and 1/4 tsp. epsom salts mixed per gallon of water.

Well I think I did exactly what you warned me not to. pH is over 7 approached 8 and I have dropped a bunch of blossoms. The plants seem healthy and growing otherwise, but I'm not getting a lot of fruit formed lately.

ginger2778 · November 25, 2017

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Well I think I did exactly what you warned me not to. pH is over 7 approached 8 and I have dropped a bunch of blossoms. The plants seem healthy and growing otherwise, but I'm not getting a lot of fruit formed lately.

Oh dear, I think this is your learning curve year.

AlittleSalt · November 25, 2017

I was thinking about this thread today, and well, you answered my question. I was going to ask if there was any improvement.

I'm starting to think every year is a learning curve one. I guess that's part of the fun of gardening though.

ChefBert · November 25, 2017

It not really terrible, I have a fair amount of fruit on the vines.
I have a GGWT and it seems that almost all the fruit has cat facing? Is this variety prone to cat facing? Any idea what causes it?

ginger2778 · November 25, 2017

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It not really terrible, I have a fair amount of fruit on the vines.
I have a GGWT and it seems that almost all the fruit has cat facing? Is this variety prone to cat facing? Any idea what causes it?

Pretty common trait with GGWT at the blossom end. Might be genetic, that's what I think.

ChefBert · November 25, 2017

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Pretty common trait with GGWT at the blossom end. Might be genetic, that's what I think.

Ok, that’s good to know

November 16, 2017	#31
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Wood ash is not the same as muriate of potash, although it does contain plenty of potassium. Muriate of potash will supply you with potassium but will not correct your PH. Wood ash will move your mix towards alkaline and supply you with potassium. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Be careful, too much lime can really throw nutrient uptake off. I use .75 to 1 cup of lime for a 7 gallon pot of promix, and 1.5 cups tomato tone. No pine bark, not needed, plenty of aeration from the perlite already in the Promix. No extra perlite. The mix is simple, and effective. I also supplement every 2 weeks with 1tsp. calcinit and 1/4 tsp. epsom salts mixed per gallon of water.

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ChefBert Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 52	I need to get a fire place to make some wood ash!

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I was thinking about this thread today, and well, you answered my question. I was going to ask if there was any improvement. I'm starting to think every year is a learning curve one. I guess that's part of the fun of gardening though.