Tomatoville® Gardening Forums - View Single Post

feldon30 · August 8, 2007

I know there are some soil recipes here on the forum. And I have seen a distinction made between the soil you put in containers and the soil you put in an earthbox.

In a ~17 gallon container, I do 60-40 Pro-Mix potting mix and shredded pine bark and then mix in 2/3 cup each of TomatoTone, Pelletized Lime, Bone Meal, and 1/3 cup Epsom Salt. This was my first year doing this and I only grew peppers this way but I was happy with the results (~30 peppers per plant).

In an Earthbox, because the top is sealed, apparently it is much better to have the pelletized fertilizer arranged in a band or strip on the surface of the soil, that way every time you water, it distributes more fertilizer into the soil.

August 8, 2007	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I know there are some soil recipes here on the forum. And I have seen a distinction made between the soil you put in containers and the soil you put in an earthbox. In a ~17 gallon container, I do 60-40 Pro-Mix potting mix and shredded pine bark and then mix in 2/3 cup each of TomatoTone, Pelletized Lime, Bone Meal, and 1/3 cup Epsom Salt. This was my first year doing this and I only grew peppers this way but I was happy with the results (~30 peppers per plant). In an Earthbox, because the top is sealed, apparently it is much better to have the pelletized fertilizer arranged in a band or strip on the surface of the soil, that way every time you water, it distributes more fertilizer into the soil. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]