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CarolynPhillips · April 21, 2014

No government projects around here. I do it all on my own with my own finances. Everybody says I have a green thumb but it looks dirty brown to me.

Problems....yes. I will be replacing the poly on the main greenhouse this year (20x96 hoop house) and while I have the polly off of it, I will construct manual side curtains. It needs more air circulation. The weather here is such a yoyo that it's freezing one day and hot as heck the next day.

Growing Giants · April 21, 2014

The hoop house I am getting is 30 x 72 and has sides which roll down for ventilation plus a fan on one end and a door on the other! Your weather sounds like mine. We had 70 degree outside temps and 30 the next two days then 60 and then it rained for three days and then it was 75 and extremely humid! Meanwhile my growing partner 100 miles south had no rain and temps in the 40's.

CarolynPhillips · April 21, 2014

My Big Zac is doing pretty good in this global bucket....considering it's just 5 gallons of soil.
It's been about 35 days since it pollinated. It is the first bloom on the plant and it has sucked up all the energy and wouldn't let any others grow. I finally cut all the other blooms and tiny toms off today

AKmark · April 23, 2014

Lookin good Carolyn, that will make a nice BLT

CarolynPhillips · April 23, 2014

Thank you Mark.

I been looking for a reasonable organic nitrogen fertilizer other than manure cause I just don't have enough manure. I don't get out much either.
Came across this product.
It really sounds too good to be true. I'm still reading about it.
It's been around for a very long time but I have never heard of it until I found info on the net.
http://www.milorganite.com/en/Lawn-C...lorganite.aspx

I'm thinking it might be good for container gardening. If it holds longer and less leaching in the garden, it "may" also last longer in containers

research test on tomatoes
http://www.milorganite.com/en/Profes...20Research.pdf

Tracydr · April 23, 2014

I use Milorganite on my flowers and artichoke. Also, sometimes on the peppers.
If you can get past the fact that it's composted sewage sludge, it does a fantastic job.

nnjjohn · April 24, 2014

very nice Carolyn, I admire your explanation how you see it growing in the pics..well done

nnjjohn · April 24, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynPhillips

Thank you Mark.

I been looking for a reasonable organic nitrogen fertilizer other than manure cause I just don't have enough manure. I don't get out much either.
Came across this product.
It really sounds too good to be true. I'm still reading about it.
It's been around for a very long time but I have never heard of it until I found info on the net.
http://www.milorganite.com/en/Lawn-C...lorganite.aspx

I'm thinking it might be good for container gardening. If it holds longer and less leaching in the garden, it "may" also last longer in containers

research test on tomatoes
http://www.milorganite.com/en/Profes...20Research.pdf

i thought i used a bag from home depot for 13.00 20.lb bag.. think that is human waste water treatment pellets? Not sure, but it sure works for the lawn.

CarolynPhillips · April 24, 2014

Thanks a whole bunch on the milorganite info. I couldn't find info of what it was derived from.
human waste.... um...I don't want to use that. Maybe if it were my own and I didn't have a choice, but not someone elses.

Sorry. Nevermind. Back to the searching board.

efisakov · April 24, 2014

Me and my husband fish. We have plenty of fish guts and heads to use as fertilizer. Do you have an access to that. Shrimp heads are even better.

CarolynPhillips · April 25, 2014

Yes efisakov. The guys around here go fishing regularly. I put the fish heads in the garden plot but I don't know if that would work in container gardening.

Had some good news yesterday. Found someone who needs their goat barn shoveled out . It's about three pick-up truck loads. All they want is some tomato plants in exchange.

luigiwu · April 25, 2014

Carolyn, why do you say "its just five gallons of soil." Typically you grow in less with more crowding, no?

CarolynPhillips · April 26, 2014

luigi,
" it's just five gallons of soil"
I was talking about the Big Zac tomato for growing Giant Tomato. Most giant growers dig and amend the soil in a hole the size of a half barrel (25 gallons) for just one single vine tomato plant that they are growing for Giant records. I am amazed at how large the fruits can get while only growing in 5 gallon containers.

CarolynPhillips · April 28, 2014

The Big Zac fruit is estimating 3.76 pounds.
It's about 42 to 44 days old.

Bottom view. It's a nice solid fruit.

Fiishergurl · April 28, 2014

Yowza!!

Ginny

April 21, 2014	#241
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	No government projects around here. I do it all on my own with my own finances. Everybody says I have a green thumb but it looks dirty brown to me. Problems....yes. I will be replacing the poly on the main greenhouse this year (20x96 hoop house) and while I have the polly off of it, I will construct manual side curtains. It needs more air circulation. The weather here is such a yoyo that it's freezing one day and hot as heck the next day. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 21, 2014	#243
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	My Big Zac is doing pretty good in this global bucket....considering it's just 5 gallons of soil. It's been about 35 days since it pollinated. It is the first bloom on the plant and it has sucked up all the energy and wouldn't let any others grow. I finally cut all the other blooms and tiny toms off today __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 23, 2014	#245
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	Thank you Mark. I been looking for a reasonable organic nitrogen fertilizer other than manure cause I just don't have enough manure. I don't get out much either. Came across this product. It really sounds too good to be true. I'm still reading about it. It's been around for a very long time but I have never heard of it until I found info on the net. http://www.milorganite.com/en/Lawn-C...lorganite.aspx I'm thinking it might be good for container gardening. If it holds longer and less leaching in the garden, it "may" also last longer in containers research test on tomatoes http://www.milorganite.com/en/Profes...20Research.pdf __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn Last edited by CarolynPhillips; April 23, 2014 at 11:15 PM.

April 24, 2014	#247
nnjjohn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: northern new jersey Posts: 683	very nice Carolyn, I admire your explanation how you see it growing in the pics..well done __________________ john

April 24, 2014	#249
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	Thanks a whole bunch on the milorganite info. I couldn't find info of what it was derived from. human waste.... um...I don't want to use that. Maybe if it were my own and I didn't have a choice, but not someone elses. Sorry. Nevermind. Back to the searching board. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 21, 2014	#242
Growing Giants Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Missouri Posts: 77	The hoop house I am getting is 30 x 72 and has sides which roll down for ventilation plus a fan on one end and a door on the other! Your weather sounds like mine. We had 70 degree outside temps and 30 the next two days then 60 and then it rained for three days and then it was 75 and extremely humid! Meanwhile my growing partner 100 miles south had no rain and temps in the 40's.

April 23, 2014	#244
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Lookin good Carolyn, that will make a nice BLT

April 23, 2014	#246
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I use Milorganite on my flowers and artichoke. Also, sometimes on the peppers. If you can get past the fact that it's composted sewage sludge, it does a fantastic job.

April 24, 2014	#250
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Me and my husband fish. We have plenty of fish guts and heads to use as fertilizer. Do you have an access to that. Shrimp heads are even better. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

April 25, 2014	#251
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	Yes efisakov. The guys around here go fishing regularly. I put the fish heads in the garden plot but I don't know if that would work in container gardening. Had some good news yesterday. Found someone who needs their goat barn shoveled out . It's about three pick-up truck loads. All they want is some tomato plants in exchange. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 25, 2014	#252
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	Carolyn, why do you say "its just five gallons of soil." Typically you grow in less with more crowding, no?

April 26, 2014	#253
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	luigi, " it's just five gallons of soil" I was talking about the Big Zac tomato for growing Giant Tomato. Most giant growers dig and amend the soil in a hole the size of a half barrel (25 gallons) for just one single vine tomato plant that they are growing for Giant records. I am amazed at how large the fruits can get while only growing in 5 gallon containers. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 28, 2014	#254
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	The Big Zac fruit is estimating 3.76 pounds. It's about 42 to 44 days old. Bottom view. It's a nice solid fruit. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

April 28, 2014	#255
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Yowza!! Ginny