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seymour_man · February 20, 2009

Ray

I understand what you are driving at. I grow in containers and wonder if I am missing something not going "au natural" so to speak.

But the one assumption i would be making is that the difference in taste is due to the soil. I would think I would have to eliminate or control all other variables to reach that conclusion.

Same variety, same stage of ripeness, same feeding, same amount of water, same part of season, same sunshine, etc would have to be controlled before one could say the differences would be soil. And then of course I would have to control the tasting. Do I do it blind? Gather other opinions?

I decided it was way too much work. I decided to slice a big slab of ripe tomato, salt and pepper and mayo between 2 slices of squishy white bread and enjoy.

Duane

February 20, 2009	#14
seymour_man Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 48	Ray I understand what you are driving at. I grow in containers and wonder if I am missing something not going "au natural" so to speak. But the one assumption i would be making is that the difference in taste is due to the soil. I would think I would have to eliminate or control all other variables to reach that conclusion. Same variety, same stage of ripeness, same feeding, same amount of water, same part of season, same sunshine, etc would have to be controlled before one could say the differences would be soil. And then of course I would have to control the tasting. Do I do it blind? Gather other opinions? I decided it was way too much work. I decided to slice a big slab of ripe tomato, salt and pepper and mayo between 2 slices of squishy white bread and enjoy. Duane