Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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I may have to give some foliar feeding a try, myself. It's getting really hot early here and my plants aren't far enough along. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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Stay away from the boric acid! Borax toxicity is horrible and it doesn't take much to make soil toxic to plants.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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I just slung it on by hand. I have been Doctoring my neighbors yard that adjoins mine. He is stumped as to why that part of the yard looks so much better than the rest of his yard. ![]() He knows I'm up to something he just doesn't know what it is. ![]() Worth |
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Join Date: May 2011
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I've not used ironite for this purpose but have used it for Worth's problem with very quick results. |
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Tracy, The gypsum will work also. I used to pulverize old gypsum wall board into powder and use it. I wouldn't do it with modern wall board because it contains so many other products I don't want in the garden. I like the Ironite because it contains so many minerals in one application. Ted
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
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I ended up applying bone meal for calcium and gave a vinegar solution treatment as well to give my soil more acidity. There was a soil acidifier at home depot but it was granular and seemed like it would take a while to take effect. I am also considering adding an iron supplement but from what I am reading the alkaline soil could just be blocking the plant from absorbing iron that is there. Should I wait and see if the vinegar works or go ahead and add something with iron? Also can I get ANY molasses for my plants or is it specific kinds?
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I've seen symptoms of iron deficiency this year in some of our perennial beds. I put down some Texas greensand and it cleared it right up. I figured that the other trace minerals in the sand would also be helpful for the plants. I liked it so much, I think I will start to add some to each raised bed in the spring. It took about a week to see results on our perennials, so the ironite might be a faster option as well.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
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I could not find 1-0-1 ironite in a small enough bag at home depot so I bought the 12-10-10 Ironite plus with 2% Iron. I have held off on my fertilizer for several days so that I could apply it without fear of burning. I put approximately 1 Tbsp. per 5 gallon container that I have. Is this enough or could I stand to put more?
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
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Well I bought the 12-10-10 lol...do u know how much of IT i should use?
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I'm starting a new fescue lawn in the front and back of our house. We built a new house in Jaunary and the soil around the house is almost devoid of minerals and nutrients. I will be putting a 40 lb bag of 13-13-13 fertilizer and a large bag of Ironite on the front lawn and the same on the back lawn. The total area is not very large. In the garden, I usually mix the same fertilizer and Ironite at a 50/50 ratio in a 42 oz coffee can and store the can in the garden. Some vegetables like cucumbers and squash are nitrogen and mineral hogs requiring frequent applications by hand. I can't even guess at the amount for each application. My tomatoes rarely require extra nutrients through the growing season. One of the reasons I plant my tomato seedlings really deep is to allow them to benefit from the nutrients leaching downward through the beds all season.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
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Well, I am only really applying it for the Iron...and I will probably lay off of any fertilizers that are not organic for a while to make sure I dont burn my plants. How much of the 1-0-1 would I put per plant? Thanks for putting up with all the questions Worth. I am a total noob!!!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
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NM...using a little math and a scale to weigh a tbsp I came up with about 2-3 tbsp for all my plants the 12-10-10 based on the bag saying to use 1.5-3 lb for 300 square feet. Thanks again Worth for all the help you have given me on here!
Last edited by TigersAU777; May 21, 2012 at 08:19 PM. |
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