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Old March 29, 2015   #1
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I tried the Texas tomatoe food about a week or so after I transplanted from a 3 1/2
Pot to a 10 gallon pot. The 3 1/2 pit had miracle gro and it was in good shape when I repotted all 14 sun gold tomatoes. I used the evergreen products from lowes, a soil conditioner which I believe is fine bark, organic humus, compost & manure, and last mini bark nuggets. This was all made just for these plants.

I grew broccoli and kale from this same set up except I used the blue miracle gro.

Yesterday I noticed the leaves were getting yellow like a nitrogen defiency. Whereas I planted sun golds in my garden no added fertilizer but I did add horse manure in the fall and grew Crimson clover as a cover crop so an adequate amount of nitrogen.
I added more Texas tomatoe food yesterday afternoon and no change today. Plus the growth in the garden is much bushier larger leaves and etc.

I didn't have a choice so I added some miracle grow this afternoon. I planted these on 3/7
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Old March 29, 2015   #2
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Be careful not to give your plants fertilizer burn. To much of a good thing or bad thing is still to much.
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Old March 29, 2015   #3
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Most of the time yellowing leaves means overwatering. If that is the case, let them dry out quite a bit, them on your next watering, just water with 1Tbsp of epsom salt mixed into a gallon of water solution. They should green right up. I have seen my seedlings turn yellow after adding MG blue stuff on 2 successive years. I did shat I explained and they recovered nicely.
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g...I agree with the soil being too soggy theory. Also, when you make a change like fertilizing...it takes a few days before any noticeable change takes place. Unless of course you burn the crap out of them. That can be quick!
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As it turned out something I added to the potting mixture seems to be holding a lot of moisture. I am not sure which of the 3 ingredients is the cause.
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Old April 15, 2015   #6
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The compost / manure
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