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rnewste · July 5, 2009

OK, Not something you and I can run down to Ace Hardware and buy tonight, but our friend Ami was kind enough to send me a 1 Kg. box of his local tomato fertilizer:

(I guess the name "Dung-er" looses something in Translation.)

So - - another Myth-Busters "Challenge" for Tomato-tone.

Without digressing too much (wait for the August Report), I am finding a blend of one bag "Old" Tomato-tone with one bag "New" Tomato-tone is giving me the combined benefits of both (yield, DTM, etc.):

This contrasts significantly from the 7-3-10 NPK of what Ami sent me.

I have a mechanical divider wall splitting the 'Tainer in half:

While not a waterproof seal, it provides perhaps 85% isolation between the two plants and their fertilizers. The fertilizer strips should remain "localized" to a great deal for the trial:

I have also treated both sides with Actinovate (wouldn't be without it), so let the games begin:

Thanks again, Ami - - should be an interesting experiment on this pair of Celebrity tomatoes.

Ray

July 5, 2009	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	And Yet Another Fertilizer Comparison - Tomato-tone vs. Tomaten Dung-er OK, Not something you and I can run down to Ace Hardware and buy tonight, but our friend Ami was kind enough to send me a 1 Kg. box of his local tomato fertilizer: (I guess the name "Dung-er" looses something in Translation.) So - - another Myth-Busters "Challenge" for Tomato-tone. Without digressing too much (wait for the August Report), I am finding a blend of one bag "Old" Tomato-tone with one bag "New" Tomato-tone is giving me the combined benefits of both (yield, DTM, etc.): This contrasts significantly from the 7-3-10 NPK of what Ami sent me. I have a mechanical divider wall splitting the 'Tainer in half: While not a waterproof seal, it provides perhaps 85% isolation between the two plants and their fertilizers. The fertilizer strips should remain "localized" to a great deal for the trial: I have also treated both sides with Actinovate (wouldn't be without it), so let the games begin: Thanks again, Ami - - should be an interesting experiment on this pair of Celebrity tomatoes. Ray Last edited by rnewste; July 5, 2009 at 11:39 PM.