Espoma Products

Adenn1 · April 19, 2007

I have been trying to find Tomato Tone...but only found Plant Tone.

Any have any experience using Espoma products?

feldon30 · April 19, 2007

Where have you been looking?

Espoma Tomato Tone (4-7-10) seems to be a very well-balanced, mostly organic food for tomatoes. It has many micronutrients. I used it as part of Earls "hole planting method" this year. The plants seem really healthy and are setting a good amount of fruit.

Adenn1 · April 19, 2007

Feldon:

Looked at Lowes, HD, Sears Hardware and a couple of local nurserys. I found plant tone at an Agway store.

I have a couple of more places to call/stop by...

Adenn1 · April 19, 2007

Called four more places that were on the Espoma website...all had Garden Tone...but no Tomato Tone.

I think this is a conspiracy...

sirtanon · April 19, 2007

I just looked. The closest place to me that sells ANY Espoma products is 300 miles away!

akgardengirl · April 20, 2007

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Originally Posted by sirtanon

I just looked. The closest place to me that sells ANY Espoma products is 300 miles away!

The closest dealer to my area is 1,736 miles!!! Could you pick me up some since you are closer? hehe
Sue

**mdvpc** · April 19, 2007

Mark-I use espoma products on my tomatoes, eggplant, cukes, peppers, lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees, etc. And I have no connection, family or business, with espoma. The products are hard to find East of the Mississippi, but I do it.

Plant tone is 5-3-3 with micros. You need to get either Tomato tone- 4-7-10 or Garden Tone-4-6-6. Here is a link to a dealer-finder:

http://www.espoma.com/finddealer.aspx

You can get tomato tone from Yardiac.com-they will ship. But you should be able to find some in your area. You can also call Espoma and ask them-they are very nice.

jungseed · April 19, 2007

we deal with Espoma alot, they are nice. their website shows locations of dealers using your zip code. It is a really good product. If you can't get that, have you considered Algoflash for tomatoes? It's a 4-6-8 liquid concentrate. Maybe, see if you can get that locally.

**mdvpc** · April 19, 2007

Jung-I have used algoflash, and its good for containers, but I dont think it has the micronutrients that I like for my containers. Do you know if it does?

jungseed · April 19, 2007

Here's the info I have on Algoflash tomato.

nitrogen 4%
nitrate nitrogen 1.5%
ammoniacal nitrogen .7%
urea nitrogen 1.8% available
Phosphorus 6%
potash 8%
sulfur (S) .9%
water soluble magnesium .6%
.03% Iron (Fe) compounded with Chelate DTPA; 0.0125% Zinc (Zn); 0.025% manganese (Mn); 0.003% Copper (Cu); 0.016% Boron (B); 0.001% molybdenum (Mo). Derived from: ammonium nitrate, potassium hydroxide, magnesium sulfate, Iron DTPA, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, borate acid, molybdaten sodium.

I hope this is what you were asking me. I do have the same type of info for tomato tone if you would like to compare them.

Ruth

Adenn1 · April 19, 2007

Thanks for all of the input...I think I will just go with Garden Tone...it's pretty close to the tomato tone. I also need a fertilizer for my peppers, beet, carrots, cukes and zukes...so Garden Tone should work well for all. My local nursery carries the 25 pound bag...so I may consider getting this and sharing with my neighbor.

Sherry_AK · April 19, 2007

I've been watching our local Lowes for this for a couple years now. The link above shows that the closest dealer to me is 1,783.9 miles away! (I meant to look when I was in Kentucky recently, but I forgot.)

**mdvpc** · April 19, 2007

Jung-thanks for the info-I have the tomato tone info so will compare it. For foliar, now I use Monty's Joy Juice, 2-15-15.

**tomatoaddict** · April 19, 2007

If it helps any, they are selling it on E-bay for 5.99 a bag.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tomato-Tone-Fert...QQcmdZViewItem

Sometimes I turn to e-bay when I can't find it anywhere else.
Terry

shelleybean · April 19, 2007

I generally go to two locally owned garden centers because they're closer to my house than Lowe's or Home Depot. One carried Tomato Tone only in huge, heavy bags. I found the five pounder at the other garden center and that suited me better. If you happen to live in Hampton Roads and are looking for Tomato Tone, I found that giant bag at Atlantic and the smaller bags at McDonald's. Sorry I can't be as helpful to folks living elsewhere.

April 19, 2007	#1
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	Espoma Products I have been trying to find Tomato Tone...but only found Plant Tone. Any have any experience using Espoma products? __________________ Mark

April 19, 2007	#3
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	Feldon: Looked at Lowes, HD, Sears Hardware and a couple of local nurserys. I found plant tone at an Agway store. I have a couple of more places to call/stop by... __________________ Mark

April 19, 2007	#4
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	Called four more places that were on the Espoma website...all had Garden Tone...but no Tomato Tone. I think this is a conspiracy... __________________ Mark

April 19, 2007	#5
sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	I just looked. The closest place to me that sells ANY Espoma products is 300 miles away! __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..

April 19, 2007	#7
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Mark-I use espoma products on my tomatoes, eggplant, cukes, peppers, lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees, etc. And I have no connection, family or business, with espoma. The products are hard to find East of the Mississippi, but I do it. Plant tone is 5-3-3 with micros. You need to get either Tomato tone- 4-7-10 or Garden Tone-4-6-6. Here is a link to a dealer-finder: http://www.espoma.com/finddealer.aspx You can get tomato tone from Yardiac.com-they will ship. But you should be able to find some in your area. You can also call Espoma and ask them-they are very nice. __________________ Michael

April 19, 2007	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Where have you been looking? Espoma Tomato Tone (4-7-10) seems to be a very well-balanced, mostly organic food for tomatoes. It has many micronutrients. I used it as part of Earls "hole planting method" this year. The plants seem really healthy and are setting a good amount of fruit.

April 19, 2007	#8
jungseed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pardeeville, WI Posts: 318	we deal with Espoma alot, they are nice. their website shows locations of dealers using your zip code. It is a really good product. If you can't get that, have you considered Algoflash for tomatoes? It's a 4-6-8 liquid concentrate. Maybe, see if you can get that locally.

April 19, 2007	#12
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	I've been watching our local Lowes for this for a couple years now. The link above shows that the closest dealer to me is 1,783.9 miles away! (I meant to look when I was in Kentucky recently, but I forgot.)

April 19, 2007	#14
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	If it helps any, they are selling it on E-bay for 5.99 a bag. http://cgi.ebay.com/Tomato-Tone-Fert...QQcmdZViewItem Sometimes I turn to e-bay when I can't find it anywhere else. Terry __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

April 19, 2007	#15
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I generally go to two locally owned garden centers because they're closer to my house than Lowe's or Home Depot. One carried Tomato Tone only in huge, heavy bags. I found the five pounder at the other garden center and that suited me better. If you happen to live in Hampton Roads and are looking for Tomato Tone, I found that giant bag at Atlantic and the smaller bags at McDonald's. Sorry I can't be as helpful to folks living elsewhere. __________________ Michele