Re: [tomato] Nuking soils.
Thomas Giannou (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:15:30 -0800
Wish I had a driveway to do that with... sounds like a great idea! You are
right about the smell from the microwave.
Thomas.
-----Original Message-----
From: Byron.Bromley <Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>
To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com>
Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [tomato] Nuking soils.
>Paul
>
>Here's an alterinative to nuking, it requires planning ahead.
>
>On a nice hot July day, spread about 1/3 more soil than you
>think you are going to need, about 1/8th thick on a black top
>driveway, around 9 ish, sweep it up 3 to 4 ish. Cover and
>put away until next spring. Beats the stench of baking soil
>in your kitchen.
>
>Byron
>
>----------
>From: Paul Reynolds <preynold@swbell.net>
>To: Tomato Digest <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com>
>Subject: [tomato] Nuking soils.
>Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 11:58 AM
>
>Thomas,
>
>Nuking is a good idea to control all sorts of pests. However, the
>preferable method, in my opinion, would be the oven or an autoclave. I
>really don't know if a microwave would have an adverse affect, but, I'm
>from the old school, before the advent of microwaves, where we used
>heat from the stove or an autoclave.
>
>Also, one of the best combinations I've found for my tomatoes is mixing
>a bit of 10-20-10 with my manure. The manure will help ensure that the
>chemical fertilizer is not lost to the environment and if added in a
>small amount, a cup of 10-20-10 to 5 gallons of manure, there isn't any
>harm to be done. Most of my experience is with transplanting and I
>usually dig a post hole, put in the manure and ferti. mix then cover
>with a few inches of soil and place the plant over that. Takes a bit
>for the plants to take off, but, once they do you won't be able to keep
>up with them. The blooms are numerous as well.
>
>