Urban Farms Texas Tomato Food

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Originally Posted by Sodak

is there a recommended hose end sprayer? I have seen the MG ones with two canisters of liquid MG included (with an admonishment to not reuse the cannisters) Any better?

Don't use the kind for applying Miracle Grow or most of the fertilizer will be used in the first few minutes. I use an Ortho sprayer that has a calibration setting so that you can adjust the rate at which the product is mixed with the water. I think it goes from 1/2 tsp to 8 ounces a gallon. When I use the Texas Tomato Food I will dilute it with 2 parts water to 1 part TTF in the container and then set the dispenser to release it from 4tsp to 1 ounce so that it is diluted more than the recommended dose but I apply more than a gallon per plant now that my plants are large. I will raise it up to 1 1/2 oz. per gal. if a plant looks a little pale or is growing too slow. On the other hand if the plants start looking a bit too dark green then I will even dial it back to 1 tblsp to the gallon. A lot depends on how the plants look and how much water they need. The more water they need the more dilute the setting and the less water they need the stronger the setting. One good thing about the Ortho sprayer is you can adjust it as you are wattering so I am constantly adjusting the mix as I work my way down a row of plants depending on what I see.

Bill