Container Garden pictures May 2nd

Virtex · May 2, 2013

Took some pictures today thought I would share. 90 degrees right now! Amazing hot weather this year, tomatoes are loving it! Most of these tomatoes were planted in early March.

Thanks for looking,

- Scott

Sungella

Snow White Cherry

Dolly Parton

Rio Grande

Tiger-like

Ester Hess

Black Prince

KarenO · May 2, 2013

looking great!
KO

tlintx · May 2, 2013

Your garden looks amazing! I planted mine about the same time but I'm just now getting big flushes of flowers.

What do you fertilize with? How big are those terracotta pots? What kind of dirt mix in the open pots?

Tl

Al@NC · May 2, 2013

I'm so anxious!

Al

ginger2778 · May 2, 2013

Beautiful healthy looking tomatoes, and beautiful photography. Thanks for sharing.
Marsha

GnomeGrown · May 2, 2013

Looks Awesome, Virtex.

Happy harvests!

Dak · May 2, 2013

Wow, looking great! Very nice setup.

z_willus_d · May 2, 2013

Impressive. I planted out at the same time here in Roseville, but mine aren't nearly as well developed. You have got the formula. Congrats.

kath · May 2, 2013

Very nice garden, Scott- everything's looking good!

kath

dpurdy · May 3, 2013

Virtex,
Thanks for the pics. I always enjoy looking at members photos of their gardens. Nice job.
dpurdy

Virtex · May 3, 2013

Thanks for all the nice comments, had a few plants that wilted this year. Replanted 4 of them and cut the top off a couple more. What I did was remove the growing tip from both of them. This fixed my wilting problem and now the suckers have grow past the old growing tip. I think my plants out grew their roots and now they are back on track. The black cherry is looking great.

tlintx my terracotta pots are 14 inch (5 Gallon) and 16 inch (10 Gallon).
I planted dwarf's in the 14's, and cherries in the 16's.
I used Lilly Miller All Purpose Planting & Growing Food 10-10-10, I made a 1-2" deep trench around the edge of the pots and put in about 1/4 cup. About once a week I use the blue stuff from MG on the leaves and in the pots. I added some Azomite to all my plants this week as well. On my Smart pots I use shake and feed with Calcium by MG.

For the soil in the pots I used Kellogg's potting soil (Home Depot) and Black Magic Professional Potting Soil (Big Lots) mixed together. I liked the dark rich look of the Kellogg's and the Black magic has bark with peat moss and perlite. I think I got the best of both worlds with them mixed together, the mix drains really well, so far my plants like it.

I have had a few issues with aphids, white fly's and gnats, luckily I have the time to patrol and hand smash the aphids. The Gnats I use a bowl of soapy water and vinegar. The white fly's however I haven't figured out how to take care of them. I tried some organic oils but they are still here.

Having fun and I like my results so far, I am hoping it keeps going this way. I think in 2 weeks I should have a Sungella or Sun Gold to pick.

- Scott

tqn626 · May 3, 2013

Woah, you actually used the Big Lots soil? I was super paranoid looking at it.

tlintx · May 3, 2013

This is awesome, thank you so much for the information.

It's so good to hear of someone having great results with similar equipment to what I have available. I think I'll use those same pot sizes, the same way - I adore cherries and dwarfs.

Which dwarfs are you growing?

Tl

BucksCountyGirl · May 3, 2013

Wow...looking good!

Virtex · May 3, 2013

The stuff from Big Lots is made by ROD MCLELLAN a local nursery in San Francisco which I have been to. They have open houses a couple times a year, the plants they grow have always looked great to me. Below is a picture of the ingredients. The Mix looked and felt great to me, but I am no expert.

- Scott

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tlintx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SeTx Posts: 881	Your garden looks amazing! I planted mine about the same time but I'm just now getting big flushes of flowers. What do you fertilize with? How big are those terracotta pots? What kind of dirt mix in the open pots? Tl Last edited by tlintx; May 2, 2013 at 08:16 PM.

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GnomeGrown Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 216	Looks Awesome, Virtex. Happy harvests! __________________ "Your Spirit is the true shield" --The Art of Peace.

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Virtex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: California Posts: 121	Thanks for all the nice comments, had a few plants that wilted this year. Replanted 4 of them and cut the top off a couple more. What I did was remove the growing tip from both of them. This fixed my wilting problem and now the suckers have grow past the old growing tip. I think my plants out grew their roots and now they are back on track. The black cherry is looking great. tlintx my terracotta pots are 14 inch (5 Gallon) and 16 inch (10 Gallon). I planted dwarf's in the 14's, and cherries in the 16's. I used Lilly Miller All Purpose Planting & Growing Food 10-10-10, I made a 1-2" deep trench around the edge of the pots and put in about 1/4 cup. About once a week I use the blue stuff from MG on the leaves and in the pots. I added some Azomite to all my plants this week as well. On my Smart pots I use shake and feed with Calcium by MG. For the soil in the pots I used Kellogg's potting soil (Home Depot) and Black Magic Professional Potting Soil (Big Lots) mixed together. I liked the dark rich look of the Kellogg's and the Black magic has bark with peat moss and perlite. I think I got the best of both worlds with them mixed together, the mix drains really well, so far my plants like it. I have had a few issues with aphids, white fly's and gnats, luckily I have the time to patrol and hand smash the aphids. The Gnats I use a bowl of soapy water and vinegar. The white fly's however I haven't figured out how to take care of them. I tried some organic oils but they are still here. Having fun and I like my results so far, I am hoping it keeps going this way. I think in 2 weeks I should have a Sungella or Sun Gold to pick. - Scott Last edited by Virtex; May 3, 2013 at 02:35 AM.

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BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Wow...looking good! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,933	looking great! KO

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Al@NC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Vernon, BC Posts: 720	I'm so anxious! Al

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Beautiful healthy looking tomatoes, and beautiful photography. Thanks for sharing. Marsha

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Dak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 494	Wow, looking great! Very nice setup.

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z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Impressive. I planted out at the same time here in Roseville, but mine aren't nearly as well developed. You have got the formula. Congrats.

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kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Very nice garden, Scott- everything's looking good! kath

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dpurdy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norwich, New York Posts: 255	Virtex, Thanks for the pics. I always enjoy looking at members photos of their gardens. Nice job. dpurdy

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tqn626 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Gabriel, CA Posts: 145	Woah, you actually used the Big Lots soil? I was super paranoid looking at it.