tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post5922060434435899615..comments2024-02-27T18:47:31.191-08:00Comments on From Seed To Table: Solanum Bed Preparation Is Finally FinishedMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-3186437525527270702014-05-09T10:00:12.582-07:002014-05-09T10:00:12.582-07:00You're very welcome. I hope it helps.You're very welcome. I hope it helps.Carla https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916690492134807112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-45249166252504032152014-05-07T04:49:06.366-07:002014-05-07T04:49:06.366-07:00Thank you for the wonderful tutorial.
Wow with so ...Thank you for the wonderful tutorial.<br />Wow with so fertile soil, the reward after must be very bountiful!!!Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-38599997536083680342014-05-04T18:02:01.506-07:002014-05-04T18:02:01.506-07:00Mind boggling. After all that work you deserve a g...Mind boggling. After all that work you deserve a great tomato crop. Hope you have a good year. I just throw my egg shells in the compost pile and they seem to decompose pretty well. Will be growing Jaune Flamme this year after seeing your harvests. Hope to get a taste of them if the weather gods permit.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-29767165277547145302014-05-02T13:47:52.444-07:002014-05-02T13:47:52.444-07:00The cages are 5 feet tall. I used concrete reinfor...The cages are 5 feet tall. I used concrete reinforcing mesh that is 5 feet wide and I think I cut them into 6 foot lengths. Mine are all the same size, but other gardeners that I know like to make them in different sizes so that they can nest 2 or 3 of them together to take up less room in storage.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-18012540838305423342014-05-02T13:43:04.457-07:002014-05-02T13:43:04.457-07:00CJ, thanks for the tip. I've got lots of cat f...CJ, thanks for the tip. I've got lots of cat food cans so I think I'll give this a try, it's a lot cheaper than sluggo plus.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-72112866207444814922014-05-02T10:53:14.846-07:002014-05-02T10:53:14.846-07:00Your bed looks healthy and ready for your tomatoes...Your bed looks healthy and ready for your tomatoes. I was reading the comments left by others and see that you too have sow bugs. We save our small cat food cans, clean them and fill them with cheap beer. Bush them down in the soil next to your plants that have the bugs, so it is level with the soil. Overnight they will go for the beer and drown themselves or as my husband says, get drunk and Carla https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916690492134807112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-39343239621439728272014-05-02T10:46:53.997-07:002014-05-02T10:46:53.997-07:00It's funny how everyone has their own blend of...It's funny how everyone has their own blend of amendments when growing tomatoes. I crush old calcium tablets and mix it into my planting hole which is usually at least a foot deep and a foot wide. So far, that seems to do the trick. <br />I can't decide what to use this year for tomato supports but am leaning towards homemade tomato cages like the ones you have. Those texas ones are Thomas Generaziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536611327617373090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-77527055140528960002014-04-30T21:38:25.065-07:002014-04-30T21:38:25.065-07:00This bed is a work of art! I look forward to watch...This bed is a work of art! I look forward to watching your tomatoes take off. I think I'm going to steal the newspaper idea. My plants are in the ground and blooming, so I'll lay the paper around them. Thank you for sharing your hard work! It's wonderful.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-4112176742902088942014-04-30T07:03:00.359-07:002014-04-30T07:03:00.359-07:00I used to do the same thing, just crush the shells...I used to do the same thing, just crush the shells as I use them and add them to the compost. They always seemed to come out of the compost in nearly the same condition they went in. This is just my unproven opinion that the calcium in the egg shells will be more available to the tomato plants if they are finely crushed and distributed through the soil. I don't know if it has truly made a Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-9345274509604839732014-04-30T06:42:06.308-07:002014-04-30T06:42:06.308-07:00After going to that amount of trouble, you certain...After going to that amount of trouble, you certainly deserve to get a good crop! When using the eggshells, how important do you think it is to crush them as finely as you have done? In the past I have crushed shells manually and put them in the compost heap a few at a time. Do you think that is valuable?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-14740729306277844652014-04-30T06:38:36.788-07:002014-04-30T06:38:36.788-07:00You are correct, slugs and snails are rare in my g...You are correct, slugs and snails are rare in my garden. Sow bugs, on the other hand , can be a big problem, their populations just explode at times and then I have to get the sluggo plus out.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-82505716545308429092014-04-30T03:56:17.407-07:002014-04-30T03:56:17.407-07:00I used to use cover crops. But I've stopped fo...I used to use cover crops. But I've stopped for a while. They really increase the level of slugs in my garden. And cutworms. The only time I've ever had a lot of cutworm damage was after a cover crop. it is really good for the soil though. So I tend to go back and forth whether I use them or not. I'm guessing since you are so dry slugs aren't something you have to worry about much.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com