The following is an experiment I did for starting plants. Why? The only way to get an unbiased opinion is to do it yourself. 1 Basic concepts for experiment A: Find best fertilizer B: Find a dilution that I can use, so that I can fertilize every time I water, so I don't forget. without overfeeding C: Start with some cheap pepper seeds 10 pkg for $1. 99% of whats good for peppers is also good for tomatoes -- same plant family -- 2. Started some seeds in a speed tray in sterile soil. A: When seedlings started to open seed leaves tranplanted B: Transplant pots, 3 1/2 x5 in deep newspaper pots C: Potting soil Sams Mirical earth with a .09 .06 .06 rating. D: Mixed the following in a 100% mix - normal however to to reduce amount of fluids I did 1/2 tsp in 21 oz water; Normal mix is 1 tbsp per gal, 1 tsp in 42 oz eg. 1/3 gal E. Mix the following Miracale Gro 15-35-15 Tomato Gro 18-18-21 aka Miracle Gro for tomatoes Miracid 30-10-10 Rapid Grow 20-20-20 Liquid 5-10-5 by Hytrous Fish emulsion 5-1-1 and for comparison some plants in just plain water. F. Using 7ea 1 liter soda bottles add 1 drop of each different fertilizer. G. After the 3 watering with the above, the Miracle gro plants started showing signs of excess fertilizer. H. added water 3 more times. I. When plants were 4" high, I noted the following. Miracle Gro, Tomato Gro, Rapid Grow and Miracid Plants For about 2 in above the soil line were bent and laying in the soil. In the Fish emulsion 5 out of the 6 were perfectly straight up 1 had a slight bend, same for just water. The ones fed 5-10-5 we all straight up. The stem/stalk was by eyeball at least 4 times the diameter of all the rest. Why is that important to me ? The stronger, bigger stem/stalk can hold more fruit weight and stand up to winds mobetter My regret is after I had finished this I found some 5-30-5 AKA Bloom plus by Shultz. My final conculsions are I will use 1 drop of 5-10-5 per 1/2 gal from first to 4th true leaf stage. Byron