My 2010 Plant out

amideutch · May 25, 2010

Finally got my containers planted. I used this year for my aggregate a 3-1-1 mix of a commercially made geranium mix thats 85% white peat with coir and some slow release ferts. PH of this mix is 5.5-6.5. The other two parts were pine bark fines and perlite. To this mix I added lime, organic ferts and powdered volcanic rock for the Micro's.
For the root dip I used a mixture of Mycogrow, Actinovate, Biota Max and Biostart "Defensor" and "Rhizoboost" mixed in water. I'll post a link to the last 2 products.
As I used Dot Pots and Cow Pot's I just dipped the pot with plant in the solution, let drain and plant. Here is the link to Biostart and some pictures. Ami

http://www.bcmicrobials.com/products_biostart.php

Timmah! · May 25, 2010

What a nice garden located in such an idyllic locale; rolling hills, stands of trees.... looks like a postcard picture of a happy vacation spot.

DeanRIowa · May 25, 2010

Nice setup, and beautiful countryside in Germany. I love those types of houses.

Dean

Sherry_AK · May 25, 2010

You just have the most beautiful yard. Always looks so well manicured. Very nice!

Sherery

ContainerTed · May 25, 2010

Looking good, Ted. Are those containers (on the fenceline) new or some old ones with a waterjacket or some other kind of dressup??

One of the Teds

Duh_Vinci · May 25, 2010

Ami,

Always amaze me how thorough your preparation is and how neat your garden looks!!! Happy growing in 2010!

Regards,
D

rnewste · May 25, 2010

Good going Ami. I think you are going to be pleased with your new Combo Mix.

I am experimenting with increasing the Bark Fines ratio to a 2:2:1 Combo Mix in a few 'Tainers this year. Your Tomaten Dunger is in one such 'Tainer and it is looking VERY promising.

Raybo

kath · May 25, 2010

You're in such a beautiful spot, Ami. All your containers are so neat. My Actinovate arrived today and I was able to buy Excel-LG at a local store (couldn't bring myself to buy copper and Daconil). Thought I was all set until I read this post!

Let us know what you think of the new products you're trying, ok?

amideutch · May 26, 2010

Ted, the containers you reference to I bought on sale as they were dark blue. So to keep them from heating up in the sun I put a styrofoam collar around them with double sided carpet tape. The styrofoam comes in rolls and is used as a base for laminate flooring.

Ray, I think this combo mix is going to work out just fine and I like the texture of it. Tomaten dunger was one of two ferts I used as the other was a bio mix that looks like rabbit food. I have some EM-1 on order that I'm going to use as a drench later on.

kath, good stuff. Use your actinovate as a soil drench for your plants and use the rest as a foliar along with your Exel LG. Alternate your Actinovate/Exel foliar applications but you can use them together is you so desire. Ami

oc tony · May 26, 2010

Ami, what about your surrogate garden?

amideutch · May 26, 2010

tony, I planted the surrogate garden at work yesterday. Right now the 78 foot dish that sits behind it is getting it's periodic cleaning and is in what I call the bird bath postion (pointing straight Up) like you would see on the equator which is normal there. I'll post some pictures later this week. Ami

recruiterg · May 26, 2010

Ami, what is the purpose of the white cloth you have draped around your containers in the first two pictures?

amideutch · May 26, 2010

That is garden fleece which they use as row covers as well. Here they sew it together to form a tube and sell it in 10 meter lengths. I cut 1 meter sections and then pull it down over the cages to to protect the plants from wind,cold,rain and direct sunlight till the plants get established which takes about 2 weeks. I use a regular hand stapler to attach them to the cage. Ami

Vince · May 27, 2010

Beautiful, got to love the german countryside!

clara · May 27, 2010

Ami, as always: Your garden looks so beautiful! And you are way ahead of me, because just at the moment, my back is aching so much - not at the right moment! Last weekend, I couldn't manage what I wanted, but I'm hoping to get at least the PL varieties which are already strong into the soil, but for doing so, I have to dig the garden and that's a problem. clara

May 25, 2010	#5
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Looking good, Ted. Are those containers (on the fenceline) new or some old ones with a waterjacket or some other kind of dressup?? One of the Teds __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

May 26, 2010	#9
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Ted, the containers you reference to I bought on sale as they were dark blue. So to keep them from heating up in the sun I put a styrofoam collar around them with double sided carpet tape. The styrofoam comes in rolls and is used as a base for laminate flooring. Ray, I think this combo mix is going to work out just fine and I like the texture of it. Tomaten dunger was one of two ferts I used as the other was a bio mix that looks like rabbit food. I have some EM-1 on order that I'm going to use as a drench later on. kath, good stuff. Use your actinovate as a soil drench for your plants and use the rest as a foliar along with your Exel LG. Alternate your Actinovate/Exel foliar applications but you can use them together is you so desire. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 26, 2010	#11
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	tony, I planted the surrogate garden at work yesterday. Right now the 78 foot dish that sits behind it is getting it's periodic cleaning and is in what I call the bird bath postion (pointing straight Up) like you would see on the equator which is normal there. I'll post some pictures later this week. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 26, 2010	#13
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	That is garden fleece which they use as row covers as well. Here they sew it together to form a tube and sell it in 10 meter lengths. I cut 1 meter sections and then pull it down over the cages to to protect the plants from wind,cold,rain and direct sunlight till the plants get established which takes about 2 weeks. I use a regular hand stapler to attach them to the cage. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 27, 2010	#14
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Beautiful, got to love the german countryside! __________________ Vince

May 25, 2010	#2
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	What a nice garden located in such an idyllic locale; rolling hills, stands of trees.... looks like a postcard picture of a happy vacation spot.

May 25, 2010	#3
DeanRIowa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 5a - NE Iowa Posts: 416	Nice setup, and beautiful countryside in Germany. I love those types of houses. Dean

May 25, 2010	#4
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	You just have the most beautiful yard. Always looks so well manicured. Very nice! Sherery

May 25, 2010	#6
Duh_Vinci Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Locust Grove, VA Posts: 292	Ami, Always amaze me how thorough your preparation is and how neat your garden looks!!! Happy growing in 2010! Regards, D

May 25, 2010	#7
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Good going Ami. I think you are going to be pleased with your new Combo Mix. I am experimenting with increasing the Bark Fines ratio to a 2:2:1 Combo Mix in a few 'Tainers this year. Your Tomaten Dunger is in one such 'Tainer and it is looking VERY promising. Raybo

May 25, 2010	#8
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	You're in such a beautiful spot, Ami. All your containers are so neat. My Actinovate arrived today and I was able to buy Excel-LG at a local store (couldn't bring myself to buy copper and Daconil). Thought I was all set until I read this post! Let us know what you think of the new products you're trying, ok?

May 26, 2010	#10
oc tony Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: oc ca. Posts: 173	Ami, what about your surrogate garden?

May 26, 2010	#12
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Ami, what is the purpose of the white cloth you have draped around your containers in the first two pictures?

May 27, 2010	#15
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Ami, as always: Your garden looks so beautiful! And you are way ahead of me, because just at the moment, my back is aching so much - not at the right moment! Last weekend, I couldn't manage what I wanted, but I'm hoping to get at least the PL varieties which are already strong into the soil, but for doing so, I have to dig the garden and that's a problem. clara