New to growing your own tomatoes? This is the forum to learn the successful techniques used by seasoned tomato growers. Questions are welcome, too.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA
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My Thai Bird, and Pepperdew seedlings are growing so slow its unbelievable under lights, so I open a bag of Coast On Maine lobster, crab compost put a little on top yesterday. Great for them only 1-2 inch high.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Northport Alabama
Posts: 304
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My Peppers are growing slowly as well. The only exception is the Uyababa peppers which grew at a faster pace and are ready to be set out. Looks like I won't have any peppadews this summer unless my luck changes soon.
Tim |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: WI, USA Zone4
Posts: 1,887
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Hot peppers need a lot of heat for good growth. Some diluted Miracle Grow fertilizer is also helpful.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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Filmnet, I just picked up a couple bags of Coast On Maine Lobster Compost. I was surprised to see it being sold in our area, even more surprised that our local Wegmans grocery store is selling it. I've read nothing but great things about it, so I had to have it. What's your experience in using it?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA
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Nice news, open the bag unbelievable looking!!!!This is my first year using it, we live by the coast here have last spring by the cold wind from the ocean. So last week i put some inside in plants in Pot, some from last garden herbs. I hope the help them , as nasty winter. I will just put a cup in the hole with Neptune fish water in each hole when i plant in 6-8 weeks, all herbs and plants. Today is 8 weeks from May 12 so i will now get seeds growing inside now, I look at the garden l still have have black plastic on the ground, i looked under, WOW!!! worms all on the top they like the hot ground. I put new leaf compost, lime, on top and some new$ dirt on top last Nov and covered with black plastic, it will cook for the next few weeks, i am not going to dig down a lot again this year. Feed the ground holes again with Neptune
Fish fertilized and Coast of Maine compost, lime and plant them in. Mixed some in new pots also this year for Herbs I grow them in pots beside Tomato plants, do not move them all year, they grow through the pots in the dirt perfect. The 40 lbs bags were $8.99 here, how much were yours? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Landers, CA
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my pepper seedlings are growing very slow also
but in the last 5 or 6 yeare of growing peppers here i have found out that untill the nights stay above 55 degrees and the days are at least 75 degrees when the temps are at the above temps they will really take off, regards. les |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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The bell peppers I started are doing nicely, but it took almost a month for my Tabasco peppers to germinate. I was getting worried about them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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1 cu ft. bag is $9.99 here. I opened a bag yesterday and you’re right—unbelievable stuff! Best looking bagged finished compost I’ve ever seen. I added some to my pots for container peas first. I’ll sprinkle some of that compost in top of my onion and leek seedlings too today. I started pre-sprouting pea seeds indoors Wednesday night, checked them this morning and many have germinated right on schedule, less than 4 days. Probably start planting them in the containers tomorrow.
Started peppers and eggplant Thursday, got them cooking on the heat mat. Started some broccoli, cauliflower, kale, radicchio, endives and some others yesterday. Next is tomatoes and lettuce. The worms are everywhere under everything, Looked under the piles of shredded leaves laying on the beds and under the containers, the buggers are active and hungry. |
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