[tomato] Did I leave anything out?
Orchid (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:43:51 -0400
Well, although I'm planting the bulk of my tomato seedlings in the "big"
garden later this month, I did plant some tomatoes in my "small" garden. I
sowed the seeds in the flats on a bed of mycorhizal fungi powder. I
transplanted some into 2 1/2" peat pots, and others into large red dixie
cups. Three weeks ago I turned over 6" of soil, and amended it with bone
meal, some blood meal, Organic low analysis fertilizer, some sand, composted
cow manure & a few bags of humus. I then dusted it with some crushed
volcanic minerals. I went out and bought a few bales of Pine straw (pine
needle). While I was buying the pine needles I saw that they sold worm
castings by the bag. It was expensive at $9.95 a bag, so I bought one to
use on the small garden. In the hole I dug for each tomato seedling, I put
the eggshells of two eggs, a small amount of worm castings, and a half
teaspoon of the Mycorhizal powder. Then I covered the garden with the Pine
straw mulch, but kept it about 3 inches from the tomato plants. I watered
them well, and for just a moment I thought about bringing over a "faith
healer" to say a few words. I skipped the faith healer, but said a prayer
myself. Did I miss anything? My luck, a hurricane will whip by and screw
the whole thing up. Wish me luck, I'll let you know when I plant the "main"
garden.
Pete, South Florida, Zone 10