So what was better, the plant size? fruit size? number of fruit? taste?
Did you have one fert in one box & another in a different box, or 1 fert on 1 side and another fert on the other side of the box?
What were the NPK's of the 3 products?
I'm still trying to warm up to the EarthTainer way, need to go over the plans & methods better when I can sit down & study everything better. I'm just curious why it seems so much different regarding ferts used in more conventional methods. For example, with 4 or 5 gallon containers using drip fertigation, my best results have always been by using a hi-P fert like a bloom booster or 10-52-8 for the first month, then switching to a more balanced fert, like Plantex 15-15-18 or M-G for Tomatoes 18-19-21 (or whatever the exact #s are.) Using these results, I've had Sophie's Choice with 15+ tomatoes, (6 to 12oz each), Crnkovic Yugoslavian with over 4 dozen (49) 12 to 18oz fruits, 2lb Oleyar's Germans in 3 gallons of media, Supersweet 100's in 6-quart pots, etc. I guess I don't understand the push towards higher N ratios, unless it is compensating for a lack somewhere else or extra N is needed because of the pine bark or ??? With lower N higher P ferts, I find production/yield/output up quite more (100-300%.)
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