Earthtainer potting mix for cucumbers

[jamserg]

I have a good experience growing tomatoes in earthtainers but never grew cucumbers. Do I use the same potting mix that I use for tomatoes or something different? I'm sure I don't need garden lime (do I ?), but what about pine bark and fertilizer? tia

[rnewste]

Here are my Diva and Sweet Success as of May 7. They are in my 3:2:1 Mix. I also mixed in 1/2 cup Epsom Salts. The EarthTainer in the center is looking best using 2 cups Plant-tone plus 2 cups of "new" Tomato-tone for the fertilizer strip.



Raybo
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EDIT: I also used 2 cups lime

[Rockporter]

Raybo, my understanding about using dolomite lime is that all veggies/fruits with seeds, excluding strawberries, need dolomite lime in the soiless mixes. Is this what you find as well?

[jamserg]

Raybo, so the only tainer with fertilizer strip is in the middle and others don't have it?

[rnewste]

Rockporter,

It is my understanding that all plants will benefit from Dolomite Lime in a soiless mix grow environment. For cukes, I drop it down to 2 cups.

jamserg,

In the 'Tainer on the left I used High Yield fertilizer. The one on the far right had Fertilome. My point was that the combination of Plant-tone plus "New" Tomato-tone (3-4-6) exceeded the performance of the synthetics for my cukes. A good way to use up my stock of the New Tomato-tone, which would have gone unused.

Raybo