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rnewste · February 19, 2009

Hi Tania,

I guess my challenge is a bit more difficult than "normal" container growing, as my 'Tainers need to wick up moisture from a water reservoir to work properly. So adding manure, for example, would likely break the capillary wicking properties that the SWC 'Tainer needs.

So while I am limited to a soiless potting mix due to the physics of the wicking action, I still would like to come up with an additive blend of additional elements to more closely replicate the taste of good ole in-ground tomatoes. Dice has some interesting ideas that I may experiment with. The 'Tainer environment is a pretty uniform "clinical" platform to conduct "A/B" comparisons, as Kat suggested.

Ray

February 19, 2009	#11
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Hi Tania, I guess my challenge is a bit more difficult than "normal" container growing, as my 'Tainers need to wick up moisture from a water reservoir to work properly. So adding manure, for example, would likely break the capillary wicking properties that the SWC 'Tainer needs. So while I am limited to a soiless potting mix due to the physics of the wicking action, I still would like to come up with an additive blend of additional elements to more closely replicate the taste of good ole in-ground tomatoes. Dice has some interesting ideas that I may experiment with. The 'Tainer environment is a pretty uniform "clinical" platform to conduct "A/B" comparisons, as Kat suggested. Ray