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Comments (21)wood, There is absolutely nothing wrong with experimenting! I've started and later tossed probably a hundred plants just to see how they would perform under different lights, different soil mixes, different hydro solutions. And I do not believe everything I read from on-line posts (See Struw's posts and those about Monsanto leading the way to outlaw backyard gardens!). At the same time, if I read enough experiences from smart growers - including those herb people - that is backed by science, I tend to believe them. I have another experiment I'm trying now - supplementing a R/B/O 125-watt LED with a 2.8 watt, 60 bulb white LED. It has a blueish cast to it and doesn't produce many lumens but I can let it touch the plant, and I get about 20,000 lux at that distance. It's to see if it affects the internode length. As I want to grow several (60) tomato plants indoors this winter, I need to keep them short and stocky so the LED lights are effective. I'll also experiment with different nuits for the hydro. Toms really don't need much nitrogen so once the plant starts growing I plan on switching to more P & K plus calcium. Much to my surprise, and this is from an accident, hydro toms don't seem to need much in the way of foliage. Thanks to inept weather forecasters, I didn't open my GH doors one day when the temps were in the 40s and the forecast was for mostly cloudy skies with highs barely reaching 50. Instead, it became very, very sunny and warmed up to 60. By the time I got home, the temps inside, two feet off the ground, were 125. My air pump shut down and I lost all but one plant out of the nine in hydro (the dirt ones survived, but the baby toms were fried). On the plant that survived, almost all the foliage was toast. But a few leaves survived and later blooms appeared. Since then, three toms have formed and almost all the other leaves have died. But those toms continue to grow. I'll be curious to see how they do. Mike...See MoreYour growing experience on 'Yellow Plum' and/or 'Golden Boy'?
Comments (1)I have no experience with Golden Boy but did grow Yellow Plum for many years when I was supplying cherry tomatoes to restaurants. Yellow Plum is more of a prolific cherry tomato than a plum. The fruits are slightly elongated, hence the "plum" designation. The plants grow very tall and are generally healthy given decent care so use a very tall heavy stake or cage. I used to prune to 4 leaders max and stake and got hugh yields. The taste is kind of sweet and not by any means strong. I'm not a big cherry fan so consider that as you review my experience....See MoreGrowing tomatoes in pots - experience with MG moisture control?
Comments (14)Tanzi, I have grown an indeterminate plant for an entire season in MG. In my very unscientific experiment I couldn't tell a performance difference between MG and my normal mix. However, the MG was a bit more expensive. Moisture control or not, be prepared to water often once the plants start getting big. Also be prepared to "anchor" your plants so they don't blow over during windy conditions. [Note the rope tied to the stake in the picture below.] Nandina, I believe you regarding the 6 foot tall plant in a container. I've grown large plants in not very big containers (zone 6). In my case I took pictures to prove it. :-) All, I would have "in-lined" the pictures so they could be seen without having to follow a hyperlink, but that isn't proper etiquette. The picture in the clickable link below is a picture of a Mortgage Lifter in a container. It was either a 5 or 7 gallon container, I don't recall which. That is an 8 foot stake and the fence in the background is a standard 6 foot chain link fence. In the upper right hand corner of the picture another plant can be seen. It is the plant I mentioned earlier that was grown in straight MG. It is a SuperSweet 100. Sorry that I don't have a picture of it at my finger tips. The following hyperlink can be copied to the address bar of your browser. It is a close up of one of the fruit on the Mortgage Lifter. When ripe the fruit weighed 1.5 lbs. In fact the reason I grew a ML in a container was to prove you could get a big tomato when container growing. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/WVTomatoMan/Garden2005MLContainer003.jpg Good luck. Randy Here is a link that might be useful:...See MorePersonal experience growing northern red oak?
Comments (41)'I'd not plant on top of gas lines myself either if I could help it.' Oh, I was going to mention, your LP line, from the tank, won't be marked by the utility companies. That's considered a private utility. If you check with who installed the tank they might be able to help you. With gas, you're talking about heavy, flexible copper that comes from an LP tank or the main supply(It's that way with with my LP and city gas). But anything is possible and I'm sure someone that works for the gas company could chime in here about things that have happened. Again, your utilities may have guidelines. I do think that 10 foot rule is good for anything that's stationary, telephone junction box, transformers, gas meters, water hydrants, well heads, because as roots/trunks grow in diameter they need some dirt to press into or they can upset stationary objects. Even with distance, I've seen "tilted" phone junctions. When it comes to water supply lines for hydrants, they are installed below the frost line so anywhere from 6' to 8' below the ground depending on geographic location. These are also considered "private utils" so it's your baby to locate. 'You don' want to be the guy that cuts through a million-dollar fiber-optic.' Yikes! And it would be on your tab if you don't call. Here in MN, they must come and mark within 48hrs of the ticket call. So it doesn't take long too get done. And it's FREE....See Moredixiebug
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