Tomato Tone

[oakley]

I stock both...TomTone and PlantTone. In the planting holes spread around and mixed in with the soil. Worm casings mixed with some well aged compost here and there.
(worm composter in the garage)

Neptune fish/kelp when i think of it in a sprayer. Drives the pups crazy so i give a good soil soak just before a rain shower to dilute into the soil.

No ferts are good for the pups so i just keep an eye out for a few hours and use the 'leave it' command firmly and they stay off. Side dressing the cucurbits by making a hole with my hand at least 8 in keeps them out of it.

I have something else that is a slower release but can't visualize the label. I use it to top dress the root crops. No expert reason...just started using it a couple years ago as i tend to forget those crops.

[Noreaster]

You picked one of the very best.

Been using for 15 years, and continue to grow healthy tomatoes in the same
raised beds. (Despite the "expert" advice to not grow the same veggies in the
same soil year after year).

[oakley]

Years ago i used GardensAlive brand garden food. Compared the labels at one point years ago and they are near identical. TomTone and PTone is 1/3rd the price. (ish)

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Aside from organic issue, what are the analysis (N,P,K,Mg,Ca ) Tomato Tone and Plant Tone. And what is the price per pound of either one ? Thanks .

Gardeneer

3-4-6 for Tomato Tone
http://www.espoma.com/wp-content/upl...Esp_Tomato.pdf
and Plant tone 5-3-3.
http://www.espoma.com/wp-content/upl...-datasheet.pdf

Depends on how much you buy.
I think you would like the plant tone or the citrus or tree tone.

Originally Posted by My Foot Smells

I used tt for years, but pt this year. Didn't they change the formula?

Yes they did it used to be 4-7-10.
I think the change to the new is better myself.

[pauldavid]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I spread Plant Tone all over the soil in some places and mixed it in with a rake.
Then I planted the critters and watered with the Alaska Fish Fertilizer and sat back and waited for the temps to get right.



I like Ted let the plants tell me what they need.
If they stop showing new growth I fertilize with the fish fertilizer.
I drench the ground with it.
You will be surprised at how long the tomato tone and plant tone fertilizer will last as it doesn't wash out like MG liquid does.
When the top of the beds get dry I water again with my watering wand.
I have a lot of things sucking out of these beds like tree roots.


Worth

Thanks Worth! Looks like I will be making a trip to Home Depot.

[berryman]

One thing most folks don't think about is the inert ingredients in ferts. A great portion of conventional types is various kinds of salts. The last thing I want to put on my soil is a bunch of mineral salts and that's why I use the tomato tone....no salt

[Worth1]

Here are the ingredients to Tomato Tone and Plant tone.
Worth
Plant Tone.JPG

Tomato Tone.JPG

[Worth1]

If I can find this I will use it on my onions.
Worth
Lawn food.JPG

[creister]

I have used tt for several years. I have had the best results mixing about 3/4 cups with compost and backfill.

[TC_Manhattan]

Originally Posted by Worth1

You can leave the 10-10-10 on top.
I was just on line looking for 50 pound bags of plant tone and by the time shipping was calculated it wasn't a bargain.
Some folks here are lucky enough to find it locally.

Try asking your local farm store or farm co-op. My local farm co-op carries the Espoma line and had Plant Tone 8# bags on hand. They ordered the 50# size in for me along with their weekly order, and I got it for $19.95 for 50#, when the 8# stuff sells for $8.95. Go figure. I think the Plant Tone is the only Espoma variety that comes in 50# bags, and when you figure it, isn't much more expensive than alfalfa meal or cottonseed meal in 50# bags.

What a deal! And I have Worth to thank for it.
Thanks, Worth!

[kayrobbins]

You can get Tomato Tone and Garden Tone in 18# bags. I asked my local nursery that only had the small bags if they would order it and they did. It sells well for them so we are both happy. You never know unless you ask and that is one of the advantages local businesses have over big box stores.

[AlittleSalt]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Aside from organic issue, what are the analysis (N,P,K,Mg,Ca ) Tomato Tone and Plant Tone. And what is the price per pound of either one ? Thanks .

Gardeneer

Gardeneer, I was at Home Depot buying landscape timbers when you posted this.

Thank you Worth for posting the pictures answering the above question.

My wife is going to bring home a bag of Plant tone for the rest of the garden. It is a dollar cheaper at Walmart than at Home Depot today. Her employee 10% discount makes it even cheaper. I'll ask her to see if they have the Lawn Food at Walmart. I know there were different Espoma products in one area.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by TC_Manhattan

Try asking your local farm store or farm co-op. My local farm co-op carries the Espoma line and had Plant Tone 8# bags on hand. They ordered the 50# size in for me along with their weekly order, and I got it for $19.95 for 50#, when the 8# stuff sells for $8.95. Go figure. I think the Plant Tone is the only Espoma variety that comes in 50# bags, and when you figure it, isn't much more expensive than alfalfa meal or cottonseed meal in 50# bags.

What a deal! And I have Worth to thank for it.
Thanks, Worth!

Don't thank me yet the summer isn't over.
I still scant get over that price.
Our farm stores are higher than a cats back.

Worth

[Jonnyhat]

my agway here in PA just started carrying the 18# bags of both, pretty happy about it.

[Cole_Robbie]

Wal-Mart in my town actually had a very nice selection of fertilizer, the best out of the big stores. I bought a big jug of Osmocote.