Urban Farms Texas Tomato Food - Page 20

epsilon · June 28, 2014

I figure I would post about this. Apparently my first order got lost somewhere between the interwebs and the processing stack, I wrote an email and I received a reply within the hour. They sent it out the next day with two say priority service.

From a customer service stand point you guy's (Urban farms fertilizers) earn all A's.

I should be getting the good stuff in tomorrow some time so I'll be able to add it into my Sunday
feed/water schedule. I'm really looking forward to the results

.

If it's anything like my switch to peruvian bird guano I think I'll be posting a few OMG pictures later this season.

Gaston

tnpeppers · July 1, 2014

I started the season with the Urban Farm 'Vegetable Fertilizer', and my tomato plants are drop-dead gorgeous. This stuff is the 'real thing'.

Father'sDaughter · July 1, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by b54red

I switch to TTF as soon as I see the first flower clusters forming. It makes a huge difference in fruit set.

Bill

First year trying the stuff and I did the same. Last year the only fruit I got was what set before the heat of July arrived which was quickly followed by disease. The plants weren't healthy enough after that to set much in the way of new fruit when the weather turned favorable again. It didn't help that got lazy about fertilizing after the plants went out. I barely had enough pastes to can a few quarts, and many plants only produced three or four tomatoes.

This year with a regular feeding schedule of the Urban Farms products, the plants are all loading up with blossoms and fruit set has been amazing. If the plants stay healthy enough to ripen what has set so far, I will be a happy lady. And if they stay healthy enough to continue setting through at least July, I will be a very, very happy lady!

Could another product give me the same results? I don't know because I've never tried anything other than Tomato Tone and Neptune's and as I said, I only applied them very sporadically after everything was planted out. For now, I'll stick with what's working. And using the Ortho Dial and Spray makes it easy to stay on track!

burk4 · July 1, 2014

I've just read this thread for the first time. As an organic gardener I'm wondering if it would be possible to produce an organic fertilizer similar to Texas tomato Food that would produce some of the great results you seem to be getting. What is keeping TTF from being organic?

RootLoops · July 2, 2014

i asked the same question basically and was told, as best i can remember, that the minerals they use aren't listed on the OMRI, and i think something to do with it being extremely difficult to get nutrients that are used for hydroponics on the list. they do have a granular formula that is made entirely of OMRI listed materials. it would be nice if they had a liquid version of the organic one.

hopefully ubranfarmer will see this and give you some more accurate info

RayR · July 2, 2014

The Urban Farms liquid formulas all contain some hydroponic-grade mineral salts and some contain EDTA chelates. Since those are synthetics, they are not naturally occurring or not derived from a natural source so they cannot be used for organic production.
TTF and the others I would call hybrid fertilizers since they contain both synthetic mineral salts, naturally occurring soluble mineral salts and other organic components that are compatible with a hydroponics system. If they were formulating a liquid fertilizer just for container mixes and natural soils, it would be much easier to do it with only organic components.

b54red · July 2, 2014

It works. I haven't found a purely organic fertilizer that gives the amazing results of TTF and if one was available I doubt I could afford it for around 80 tomatoes and 25 peppers.
It is also one of the easiest fertilizers to apply that I have ever used. As I get older I am finding that ease of use is more and more important in all facets of gardening.

Bill

creister · July 2, 2014

The old formula of tomato tone used to be a hybrid and seemed to work much better than the new all organic formulation. I am anxiously awaiting next spring to use TTF, as I don't think a fall garden is in the works this year. I am planning to use the rose fert on my roses.

epsilon · July 6, 2014

Ok , I'm officially a believer. I got two feedings in before leaving this weekend. I had rock melon that was still green, and my opalkas and Anna Russians fruit were almost non existent. Even in the heat everything is looking good and ins that weren't close to ripening are ripe or are on the cusp of it. That's all sorts of crazy.

tnpeppers · July 6, 2014

I'm living dangerously...just gave Texas Tomato Food to a couple of zucchini plants...

rnewste · July 6, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnpeppers

I'm living dangerously...just gave Texas Tomato Food to a couple of zucchini plants...

I have a very "democratic" garden in that all plants (tomatoes, cukes, peppers and corn) get the TTF equally through the EZ Flo fertigation system. So far, the cukes are enjoying the extra kick - just as the tomato plants are......

Raybo

RootLoops · July 7, 2014

everything i've got going looks great, i think this is the first year i'll be able to grow a watermelon all the way to time to eat it! that is if i can keep the bugs from getting them but that's another story

also looks like the first season i'll be able to get carrots to grow, i've got purple dragon carrots i started from seed not long ago right in the mounds that are already way bigger than i got carrots to grow last year

b54red · July 7, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by RootLoops

everything i've got going looks great, i think this is the first year i'll be able to grow a watermelon all the way to time to eat it! that is if i can keep the bugs from getting them but that's another story

also looks like the first season i'll be able to get carrots to grow, i've got purple dragon carrots i started from seed not long ago right in the mounds that are already way bigger than i got carrots to grow last year

You need to start your carrots in November, December and even February for the best results down here in the south. They will also be so much sweeter.

Bill

RootLoops · July 7, 2014

thanks for the tip i've never gotten them to grow before. i'll get more seeds so i can start some in the new beds i'm working on! how frost tolerant are they? it got down in the teens a lot last winter

tnpeppers · July 10, 2014

More praise for Texas Tomato Food...I have 64 tomato plants in Earth Boxes, including one very stubborn 'Blue Berries' seedling grow from seed I purchased from Brad at Wild Boar. The little stinker came up a couple of inches and stopped growing. It wasn't dead...it just sat there. I decided to give this particular plant a couple 'extra' doses of TTF. Darned if that didn't 'kick start' the plant...fresh green leaves, and some additional height. I really wanted to save this plant, and it looks like TTF has given it the jump I was hoping for...

June 28, 2014	#286
epsilon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Desert CA Posts: 400	I figure I would post about this. Apparently my first order got lost somewhere between the interwebs and the processing stack, I wrote an email and I received a reply within the hour. They sent it out the next day with two say priority service. From a customer service stand point you guy's (Urban farms fertilizers) earn all A's. I should be getting the good stuff in tomorrow some time so I'll be able to add it into my Sunday feed/water schedule. I'm really looking forward to the results. If it's anything like my switch to peruvian bird guano I think I'll be posting a few OMG pictures later this season. Gaston

July 1, 2014	#287
tnpeppers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 365	I started the season with the Urban Farm 'Vegetable Fertilizer', and my tomato plants are drop-dead gorgeous. This stuff is the 'real thing'. Last edited by tnpeppers; July 1, 2014 at 01:47 PM.

July 1, 2014	#289
burk4 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Ana, Calif. Posts: 13	I've just read this thread for the first time. As an organic gardener I'm wondering if it would be possible to produce an organic fertilizer similar to Texas tomato Food that would produce some of the great results you seem to be getting. What is keeping TTF from being organic?

July 2, 2014	#290
RootLoops Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: rienzi, ms Posts: 470	i asked the same question basically and was told, as best i can remember, that the minerals they use aren't listed on the OMRI, and i think something to do with it being extremely difficult to get nutrients that are used for hydroponics on the list. they do have a granular formula that is made entirely of OMRI listed materials. it would be nice if they had a liquid version of the organic one. hopefully ubranfarmer will see this and give you some more accurate info

July 2, 2014	#291
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	The Urban Farms liquid formulas all contain some hydroponic-grade mineral salts and some contain EDTA chelates. Since those are synthetics, they are not naturally occurring or not derived from a natural source so they cannot be used for organic production. TTF and the others I would call hybrid fertilizers since they contain both synthetic mineral salts, naturally occurring soluble mineral salts and other organic components that are compatible with a hydroponics system. If they were formulating a liquid fertilizer just for container mixes and natural soils, it would be much easier to do it with only organic components.

July 2, 2014	#292
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	It works. I haven't found a purely organic fertilizer that gives the amazing results of TTF and if one was available I doubt I could afford it for around 80 tomatoes and 25 peppers. It is also one of the easiest fertilizers to apply that I have ever used. As I get older I am finding that ease of use is more and more important in all facets of gardening. Bill

July 2, 2014	#293
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	The old formula of tomato tone used to be a hybrid and seemed to work much better than the new all organic formulation. I am anxiously awaiting next spring to use TTF, as I don't think a fall garden is in the works this year. I am planning to use the rose fert on my roses.

July 6, 2014	#294
epsilon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Desert CA Posts: 400	Ok , I'm officially a believer. I got two feedings in before leaving this weekend. I had rock melon that was still green, and my opalkas and Anna Russians fruit were almost non existent. Even in the heat everything is looking good and ins that weren't close to ripening are ripe or are on the cusp of it. That's all sorts of crazy.

July 6, 2014	#295
tnpeppers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 365	I'm living dangerously...just gave Texas Tomato Food to a couple of zucchini plants...

July 7, 2014	#297
RootLoops Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: rienzi, ms Posts: 470	everything i've got going looks great, i think this is the first year i'll be able to grow a watermelon all the way to time to eat it! that is if i can keep the bugs from getting them but that's another story also looks like the first season i'll be able to get carrots to grow, i've got purple dragon carrots i started from seed not long ago right in the mounds that are already way bigger than i got carrots to grow last year

July 7, 2014	#299
RootLoops Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: rienzi, ms Posts: 470	thanks for the tip i've never gotten them to grow before. i'll get more seeds so i can start some in the new beds i'm working on! how frost tolerant are they? it got down in the teens a lot last winter

July 10, 2014	#300
tnpeppers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 365	More praise for Texas Tomato Food...I have 64 tomato plants in Earth Boxes, including one very stubborn 'Blue Berries' seedling grow from seed I purchased from Brad at Wild Boar. The little stinker came up a couple of inches and stopped growing. It wasn't dead...it just sat there. I decided to give this particular plant a couple 'extra' doses of TTF. Darned if that didn't 'kick start' the plant...fresh green leaves, and some additional height. I really wanted to save this plant, and it looks like TTF has given it the jump I was hoping for...