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AlittleSalt · August 24, 2019

Sometimes the time stamps aren't always right here.

I did get 5 tomato plants put in buckets with what I think is the right mix. Only time will tell.
If I could write out gut-feelings and make them sound technical - then I could explain better. Or I could just be myself:

10-10-10 is manmade and often times is scratched in around the tomato plant. You can see that anywhere online and in many books. Why just use it that way? - you are taking a chance on root burn by doing it. One of the gripes people have about 10-10-10 is that it leaches into groundwater when used in an in-ground garden. I am using it in a container sparingly. Logic tells me that am enriching the mix with equal amounts of NPK throughout the container, but how much is too much and how much is too little?

I'm not sold on any method yet, but I keep trying.

I miss my in ground garden so much. It was worse than losing a long-time beloved pet x 10.

August 24, 2019	#628
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Sometimes the time stamps aren't always right here. I did get 5 tomato plants put in buckets with what I think is the right mix. Only time will tell. If I could write out gut-feelings and make them sound technical - then I could explain better. Or I could just be myself: 10-10-10 is manmade and often times is scratched in around the tomato plant. You can see that anywhere online and in many books. Why just use it that way? - you are taking a chance on root burn by doing it. One of the gripes people have about 10-10-10 is that it leaches into groundwater when used in an in-ground garden. I am using it in a container sparingly. Logic tells me that am enriching the mix with equal amounts of NPK throughout the container, but how much is too much and how much is too little? I'm not sold on any method yet, but I keep trying. I miss my in ground garden so much. It was worse than losing a long-time beloved pet x 10.