tomato tone sale

[Riceloft]

40 lbs ordered!

[ScottinAtlanta]

Thanks for the tip - I ordered a whole bunch of stuff. Has anyone ever used one of these? It looks pretty easy:

Electronic Soil Test Kit - Part #: 990

[O.P. Mater]

Thanks Augiedog!

Have only found Tomato Tone in 4 pound bags around here and they have been hard to find, few in number, and much more expensive. I stocked up....:-)

[huntoften]

Thanks Augiedog! Let's just say the delivery guy will need to make a couple of triget my order to the door!

[RayR]

Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Thanks for the tip - I ordered a whole bunch of stuff. Has anyone ever used one of these? It looks pretty easy:

Electronic Soil Test Kit - Part #: 990

I never used one, partly because of reviews I've read, but mostly because I've never understood how sticking a couple steel probes in the ground connected to some cheap electronics is going to give me an accurate PH reading, let alone tell me NPK.
Anybody who owns or has worked with a real digital or analog PH meter with a glass tip electrode knows how sensitive they are and to get accurate PH readings those units have to be regularly calibrated, cleaned and stored properly.

[Chrissykin]

I ordered the Bio tone and I was wondering if anyone knows how to add to an Earthbox? Over on their forums they are saying six cups but I knoticed on the earthtainer Ray is saying a quarter cup. Six cups seems like a lot.

[rnewste]

Chrissy,

Putting 6 Cups of fertilizer into an EarthBox is a sure way to kill a plant. You should go to the Earthbox website and check planting instructions, but my guess would be a maximum of 2 Cups of fertilizer in the strip.

Raybo

[Chrissykin]

Ray, I am talking about the Bio-tone starter plus. They say mix six cups into the entire box and then use 3 cups of organic fertilizer in the strip in addition to the Bio-tone starter. Six cups just seems like a lot to me but, I am a total newbie with both the EB and Bio-tone.

[dice]

How much does this picture look like? 3 cups? (Probably enough
for the whole season.)
http://www.instructables.com/image/F...izer-Strip.jpg

(I use about half that much in a rectangle around a plant, then keep
an eye on the lower leaves for nitrogen deficiency as fruit are setting.
You can see what nitrogen deficiency looks like here:
http://5e.plantphys.net/article.php?ch=5&id=289
If I see it, I add another handful of fertilizer around the bottom of the
plant.)

[johnbro2]

Thank you, my order is on it's way. $4.95 for shipping what a deal!

[augiedog55]

i guess i'll tell on myself. i got my order in yesterday and i orderred plant tone by mistake. so guess what now i'l have 20# of plant tone and 20# llbs of tomato tone. I ordered the tomato tone yesaterday... I'm sure both will be used... I've got a question for you guys. I looked on the side of the package where it said the expiration date is.. Its there but I'll be darned if I can read it.

[RayR]

I got my Tomato-Tone yesterday. Espoma bags have a production date stamp, I can read mine, it says "Made On 08/20/11". I've had bags before where it was hard to read the stamp.

[OneDahlia]

Dice, that link is great. Thanks for posting it.

[DonnaMarieNJ]

What's the item number for this item? I see two Tomato Tones - a 20 pound for $12 and a 4 pound for $55??? Is that right? TIA Which is recommended? And what is the difference?

Donna

[DonnaMarieNJ]

The 4 pound for $55 says it is 3-4-6. The less expensive 20 pound has no info.