Advice on growing tomatoes in Tennessee
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Grow Medium,Fertilizer & Supplement Advice for Container Tomatoes
Comments (7)2) I grow my tomatoes in 18 gal containers and usually end up fertilizing at full strength every weekend when they have put on some mass & are growing robustly. The increases in either strength or frequency would/should be most closely tied to temperatures, planting mass, and your watering habits, so it's difficult to offer a one-size-fits-all answer to the question. Your plants will tell you if you make it a point to observe them closely. Soon, it will be second nature to 'know' when to fertilize after only a glance or based on experience. You actually want to be able to anticipate your plants needs and fertilize just before they experience the effects of any deficiencies. 3) I'm familiar with the product, and know that it forms insoluble precipitates when mixed with some fertilizers, but I can't tell you which ones. I know that the FP fertilizer when mixed with ProTeKt does form a precipitate, but I'm unsure if the same occurs with the LL. I've never had a need for it. 5) No, by reducing the dosage of your fertilizer you limit N - to prevent a K deficiency, you increase the K supply. You didn't ask about using a different fertilizer - you asked how to make 9-3-6 work. ;o) By all means - use another fertilizer with lower N if you wish. A 2:1:2 ratio is what I would suggest. 6-2-4 is the same fertilizer as 24-8-16, it's just that the amount of 6-4-2 you would be instructed to mix into a given volume of water to reach a recommended dosage would be 4x that of 24-8-16. You can make 6-2-4 by diluting 24-8-16 5:1, water:fertilizer. Al Here is a link that might be useful: This might help more...See More1st time growing tomatos from seed, advice needed on potting up
Comments (5)Thank you both for responding (digdirt - thanks for responding multiple times on different posts)! I had a few hours of free time Monday night and I transplanted all 10 plants. I may have waited a bit too long as the roots had grown through the bottom of the cut paper towel tubes they were originally planted in. I was able to keep the soil together for 5 of them, the soil fell off the first one I transplanted and the two tubes with the multiple plants. I handled them carefully by the leaves (not the stem) and managed to keep the roots very intact. They seem to be doing well, most have visibly grown since Tuesday morning. Anything else I should do or look out for? Thanks again for helping me out with my new passion....See More1st time growing tomatos from seed, advice needed on potting up
Comments (1)Linked a bunch of potting-up discussions you might want to read through for more details. When? Whenever you are comfortable handling them. There is no set time and you do not have to wait for true leaves they are just a bit easier to work with them. Handle only by the leaves, not the stem. If multiple plants together they need to be separated before the roots get all entangled. Do not leave more than 1 pant in a container. If going to 16 oz solo cups then don't fill the cup. Too much soil for a young seedling. Instead fill it 1/2 full and transplant. Then as the plant grows you can add more soil around the stems. If using 9 oz cups go 3/4 full. If the plants are very leggy you can transplant deeply to just below the bottom set of leaves and bury all exposed stem. If they are not leggy then just plant them at the same depth they were. Transplanting FAQ No need to remove the soil. Some will fall off anyway, if not don't worry about it. Water before transplanting. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: potting up discusssions...See Moretips for growing azaleas in middle Tennessee?
Comments (1)Azaleas are great here if they get only mrning sun. Your soil and PH sound fine for them. If possible, mulch them with pine bark or pine needles. They are (over)used as foundation plants and also work well for naturalizing in woods if there is enough sunlight. Our biggest concern lately is drought. Since azaleas and rhododendrons are shallow-rooted they dry out quickly and need to be watered often....See Morefarmerlon
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