Planted Out Today In NorCal - March 3 (pics) - Page 3

dfollett · March 5, 2013

It is.

Riceloft · March 5, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnewste

Yes, this is the Fertilome product (7-22-8) I am evaluating as part of my trials. Might be a bit high in phorphous, but it has many of the trace minerals which were in the "old" Tomato-tone.

The High Yield Garden is 8-10-8 that I am also trialing.

Raybo

Are you applying the same amount (can't recall off hand, 2-3 cups) of this stuff as you were of Tomato Tone?

rnewste · March 5, 2013

Riceloft,

I am applying 3 cups of product in each fertilizer strip.

Raybo

Dewayne mater · March 5, 2013

Shoot, looks like iV'e been doing it wrong all this time! I put the fertilizer down in strips on the outside edges of the tainer, not right down the middle. Whew, just in time to do it right this year!

Dewayne

rnewste · March 5, 2013

Dewayne,

Putting down the strip along the outside was my old recommendation. I think putting it across the center will prolong its useful life. Think about a log burning in a fire versus the same mass of wood chips just thrown into the fire. The goal is to have the center of the fertilizer strip last as long as possible.

Raybo

Sun City Linda · March 5, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riceloft

Are you applying the same amount (can't recall off hand, 2-3 cups) of this stuff as you were of Tomato Tone?

Earthbox which is a smaller SWC that I use reccomends 2 cups of synthetic ferts or 3 cups of organics. Some but not all EB growers use less synthetic if they are using 10-10-10 or 13-13-13.

rnewste · March 5, 2013

Linda,

The EarthTainer holds almost twice as much Grow Media as compared to the EarthBox therefore I think increasing the Fertilizer strip to 3 cups is in relative proportion to what they recommend.

I think this is a good quantity for the "old" tomato-tone (4-7-10) as well as the Fertilome and High Yield Garden which are 7-22-8, and 8-10-8.

Raybo

Sun City Linda · March 5, 2013

I agree Ray and I know yours are much bigger. Anyone who has used 3 cups of the "new" Tomato Tone in either and EB or ET surely knows it is inadaquate!

EBs recomendations are a good referrance and I posted so folks could see they suggest different amounts based on synthetic or organic ferts. EB brand synthetic is 7-7-7. Cant remember what their organic is but I can tell you it worked A LOT better than the new TT.

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rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Dewayne, Putting down the strip along the outside was my old recommendation. I think putting it across the center will prolong its useful life. Think about a log burning in a fire versus the same mass of wood chips just thrown into the fire. The goal is to have the center of the fertilizer strip last as long as possible. Raybo Last edited by rnewste; March 5, 2013 at 01:38 PM.

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rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Linda, The EarthTainer holds almost twice as much Grow Media as compared to the EarthBox therefore I think increasing the Fertilizer strip to 3 cups is in relative proportion to what they recommend. I think this is a good quantity for the "old" tomato-tone (4-7-10) as well as the Fertilome and High Yield Garden which are 7-22-8, and 8-10-8. Raybo Last edited by rnewste; March 5, 2013 at 02:04 PM.

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dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	It is.

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Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Shoot, looks like iV'e been doing it wrong all this time! I put the fertilizer down in strips on the outside edges of the tainer, not right down the middle. Whew, just in time to do it right this year! Dewayne

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Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I agree Ray and I know yours are much bigger. Anyone who has used 3 cups of the "new" Tomato Tone in either and EB or ET surely knows it is inadaquate! EBs recomendations are a good referrance and I posted so folks could see they suggest different amounts based on synthetic or organic ferts. EB brand synthetic is 7-7-7. Cant remember what their organic is but I can tell you it worked A LOT better than the new TT.