Urban Farms Texas Tomato Food

[b54red]

Rockporter I also have a hard time bending but don't see what the problem is with just using a hose end sprayer. I use the Chameleon and like it better than the Ortho. I set mine to the fan spray and go down one side of a bed watering each plant sufficiently to apply the amount of fertilizer I think each one needs with the setting at one TBS per gallon. I want to wet the soil for about a foot out from the stem so the pattern of the sprayer is perfect for that without any bending. Getting the fertilizer on the leaves is no problem because I always come back down the bed with my hose end feeder set at 0 and wash off any excess on the leaves and to help wash the fertilizer on down through the mulch. I basically do this with all the plants in the garden whether using the Veggie or the TTF. If I remember correctly when I was using an Ortho I preferred it set on the shower setting because it gave me a good pattern that basically wet down the area I wanted fertilized without any bending or stooping.

Bill

Bill

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by b54red

Rockporter I also have a hard time bending but don't see what the problem is with just using a hose end sprayer. I use the Chameleon and like it better than the Ortho. I set mine to the fan spray and go down one side of a bed watering each plant sufficiently to apply the amount of fertilizer I think each one needs with the setting at one TBS per gallon. I want to wet the soil for about a foot out from the stem so the pattern of the sprayer is perfect for that without any bending.

Bill

Bill

Sounds good Bill, but my problem is my garden is interplanted with other things. I have flowers surrounding most beds. I have bell peppers and basil with my tomatoes. If I watered like that I would be wetting everything down with the fertilizer just to get to what I want to feed. I need better control of the direction the water is going, without the bending making the need for a solution to my problem. I don't care for going into the house with my back hurting so bad I can't move the rest of the day.

[Worth1]

Here is what I am doing for some of tbe stuff sometimes.
Worth
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[SarahBeth]

This sprayer has a removable nozzle. Looks like you could then attach a wand to the spray end. It gets poor reviews for leakage, but I bet that is a solvable problem.

Chapin Hose End Sprayer

[Rockporter]

Ooh, look at this!


http://www.amleo.com/hozon-siphon-mi...rid={creative}

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by SarahBeth

This sprayer has a removable nozzle. Looks like you could then attach a wand to the spray end. It gets poor reviews for leakage, but I bet that is a solvable problem.

Chapin Hose End Sprayer

Thanks, I might go that route if the item I just linked to won't work. But I think I have found the solution.

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Here is what I am doing for some of tbe stuff sometimes.
Worth
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Thanks Worth, I thought about doing that too. I may try that with the sprayer I have, I think it's the same one you have.

Check this out.

http://www.amleo.com/hozon-siphon-mi...rid={creative}

[Worth1]

I was going to suggest the Hozon but I see you found it.

Worth

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I was going to suggest the Hozon but I see you found it.

Worth

It's a 16-1. From what I am reading it is only good on chemical fertilizers, not organics. I don't know if that means they think it will clog or something?

If it's 16-1 then it means I would need to add 16 tbsp of TTF to 1 gallon of water to get the right ratio, right?

http://hozon.com/how-hozon-works/

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Rockporter

It's a 16-1. From what I am reading it is only good on chemical fertilizers, not organics. I don't know if that means they think it will clog or something?

If it's 16-1 then it means I would need to add 16 tbsp of TTF to 1 gallon of water to get the right ratio, right?

http://hozon.com/how-hozon-works/

Not for sure.

Worth

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Not for sure.

Worth

I got the answer-See this thread starting at post #102

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=27229&page=7

Lol, it's this thread starting on post #102. Hahaha.

[Worth1]

Not a numbers day for me at all.
I got dizzy reading the posts.
Worth

[cloz]

The Hozon dilutes at a 1 to 16 ratio and Texas Tomato food should be diluted 1 to 256. You would then need to dilute the Texas Tomato food at a rate of 1 to 16 in the feed container in order to be applying it at the recommended 1 to 256 dilution ratio.

Cloz

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by cloz

The Hozon dilutes at a 1 to 16 ratio and Texas Tomato food should be diluted 1 to 256. You would then need to dilute the Texas Tomato food at a rate of 1 to 16 in the feed container in order to be applying it at the recommended 1 to 256 dilution ratio.

Cloz

Right, and the answer is 16 tbsp to 1 gallon of water for the hozon to siphon while watering. This will give the right dilution.

[Rockporter]

So, I am ordering a new gallon of vegetable and tomato. I still have some left in my 3.5 year old bottle of vegetable. I thought I would do a side by side comparison for the fall garden using the new vegetable and the old vegetable on some lettuce or something. I think this might give me a good idea as to whether my vegetable was as good as it could have been all along. My garden is doing well, and things seem to be getting a good enough nutrient feeding using the old vegetable, even the tomatoes are doing well.