Tomato Soil

gflynn · October 20, 2010

Hi,

My tomatoes have suffered the effects of a chemical called Aminopyralid and now DowAgro is replacing my soil (yip-yip-yahoo!) and I can pick anything I want to put in so I figured I would start with ProMix as a based and then add some Black-Kow composted cow manure at a ratio of 1/3 by weight to the ProMix base and then 1lb of Garden Tone for every 3 cubic feet of soil.

Unfortunately they don't see Black Kow in MD. Does anyone know of a good alternative I can get in MD?

Thanks,
Greg

b54red · October 20, 2010

See if you can get mushroom compost. It has better texture and doesn't pack as badly. I think it is similar in fertilizer content. Some large nurseries will sell it by the front end loader scoop.

chancethegardener · September 15, 2011

i like the texture of mushroom compost, too, and its fertilizer content is 0.5-0.5-0.2.

October 20, 2010	#1
gflynn MAGTAG™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 437	Tomato Soil Hi, My tomatoes have suffered the effects of a chemical called Aminopyralid and now DowAgro is replacing my soil (yip-yip-yahoo!) and I can pick anything I want to put in so I figured I would start with ProMix as a based and then add some Black-Kow composted cow manure at a ratio of 1/3 by weight to the ProMix base and then 1lb of Garden Tone for every 3 cubic feet of soil. Unfortunately they don't see Black Kow in MD. Does anyone know of a good alternative I can get in MD? Thanks, Greg

October 20, 2010	#2
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	See if you can get mushroom compost. It has better texture and doesn't pack as badly. I think it is similar in fertilizer content. Some large nurseries will sell it by the front end loader scoop.

September 15, 2011	#3
chancethegardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WV Posts: 604	i like the texture of mushroom compost, too, and its fertilizer content is 0.5-0.5-0.2.