"Hole" recipes revisited

gardengalrn · March 3, 2012

Quite a few years ago, Earl posted the hole recipe he used for planting out his tomatoes in raised beds. I had it in a binder but for the life of me cannot find it (we are currently in a remodel of the bathroom and can't understand why the ENTIRE house in in disarray). Do any of you have tried and true hole recipes? Mine won't be in raised gardens and before tilling we plan to clean the chicken coop and distribute it over the entire garden. Not so sure I would actually need to add some thing more but I'm curious.

Heritage · March 3, 2012

gardengalrn,

I think the recipe you are looking for is referenced by Feldon in this thread:
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=4480

Steve

gardengalrn · March 3, 2012

Excellent, thank-you! That gives me some ideas. On a side note, I had been concerned about the chicken manure but from several reports here and from a great gardening friend of mine, it should work as long as it is spread out. The coop hasn't been cleaned all winter (same principle, the decomp keeps the birds warm in frigid weather) so it is a mix of compost, really. Manure, feed, straw. I'm really getting excited for the planting season!!

March 3, 2012	#1
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	"Hole" recipes revisited Quite a few years ago, Earl posted the hole recipe he used for planting out his tomatoes in raised beds. I had it in a binder but for the life of me cannot find it (we are currently in a remodel of the bathroom and can't understand why the ENTIRE house in in disarray). Do any of you have tried and true hole recipes? Mine won't be in raised gardens and before tilling we plan to clean the chicken coop and distribute it over the entire garden. Not so sure I would actually need to add some thing more but I'm curious. __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

March 3, 2012	#3
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	Excellent, thank-you! That gives me some ideas. On a side note, I had been concerned about the chicken manure but from several reports here and from a great gardening friend of mine, it should work as long as it is spread out. The coop hasn't been cleaned all winter (same principle, the decomp keeps the birds warm in frigid weather) so it is a mix of compost, really. Manure, feed, straw. I'm really getting excited for the planting season!! __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

March 3, 2012	#2
Heritage Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,255	gardengalrn, I think the recipe you are looking for is referenced by Feldon in this thread: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=4480 Steve