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edweather · June 6, 2017

Nice planters! A bit late to the party, but my first impression is under watered and underfed. Sacramento spring sun, if its anything like here in southeast GA, can be brutal. I need to keep my 15 gal containers soaked once per day, and I feed weakly almost every time I water. I have minimal experience with SIPs but have used the a couple of times. MY SIPs always had a covered top to keep the moisture in. Imo, leaf roll is common in the heat, sort of self defense for the plant. Blossom end rot is common, and the best explaination Ive read is NOT a lack of calcium, but during the fast growing early stages in containers, it's the inability of the calcium to be distributed to the end of the fruit. I'll try and find the article. A much more experienced container grower that I know, usually says save the organics for the ground.

edit: not the exact article I was thinking about, but along the lines:

http://www.gardenmyths.com/blossom-end-rot/

June 6, 2017	#14
edweather Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28 Posts: 392	Nice planters! A bit late to the party, but my first impression is under watered and underfed. Sacramento spring sun, if its anything like here in southeast GA, can be brutal. I need to keep my 15 gal containers soaked once per day, and I feed weakly almost every time I water. I have minimal experience with SIPs but have used the a couple of times. MY SIPs always had a covered top to keep the moisture in. Imo, leaf roll is common in the heat, sort of self defense for the plant. Blossom end rot is common, and the best explaination Ive read is NOT a lack of calcium, but during the fast growing early stages in containers, it's the inability of the calcium to be distributed to the end of the fruit. I'll try and find the article. A much more experienced container grower that I know, usually says save the organics for the ground. edit: not the exact article I was thinking about, but along the lines: http://www.gardenmyths.com/blossom-end-rot/ __________________ You'll be surprised what you'll never have to do, if you put it off long enough. Last edited by edweather; June 6, 2017 at 10:11 AM.