An attempt to force earthbox tomatoes to set fruit
It’s July 7th and my tomatoes here in Northern Wisconsin aren’t flowering much. I got worried and, being the impatient soul I am, decided to force the issue. And not very scientically at that. I decided that I would add a bit of hydroponic nutrient solution to the reservoirs of the earthboxen in which I’m [...]
Posted at 9pm on 7/7/09 | no comments; | Filed Under: Gardening | Tagged: earthbox, fertilzer, hydroponics, problems, tomatoes | read on
Progress of the container garden
I’ve got two ‘gardens’ going this year. Both are made up of earthboxen, legitimate and home-made approximations, and a couple of hanging planters. I’ve got a mixture of tomatoes including Black Prince, Limmony, Atkinson, Chocolate Cherry, Sunsugar, Manitoba, Bonnie Select, and Italian Tree. I’m also growing a variety of peppers including Chianti, California Wonder, Habanero, [...]