Re: Re:[CH] container growing question

Matt Evans (tmattevans@gmail.com)
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:35:58 -0400 

I know I've already had my two cents here, but all this talk about
fertilizer has me all excited.  It's not organic (but I still can't
afford it) but Osmocote is exceptional -- one of those fancy
pelletized fertilizers that costs $10 for a little tub, but man it is
awesome.  I've used it on a few plants before, and they just exploded.

Matt

On 10/18/05, mike <bear1@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Mike in Montreal, lurker extraordinaire.
>
> Been growing in containers for 4/5 years.
>
> I use an organic liquid fertilizer made by Wilson in a 6-6-6 strength.
> I get devilishly hot peppers with this stuff.
> Also use a granular organic from Crappy Tire for Tomatoes & Vegetables
> in a 4-6-8 strength on the pods as well.
>
> Had a great growing year, we had stretches of weeks of hot and sunny weather
> without rain.
> I had to water daily for a while there
> Great weather right up to the first week of October and then rain and cold
> since then.
>
> Good harvest, too.
>
> Yours in heat,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun aRe" <shaun_are@zenlunatics.co.uk>
> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:48 AM
> Subject: Re:[CH] container growing question
>
>
> >
> > "Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:39:51 -0400
> > From: Matt Evans <tmattevans@gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > I don't use any chemical pesticides on any of my plants, but (as you
> > can tell) I am pretty liberal with the chemical fertilizers.  If you
> > prefer to be fully organic (sounds like you might be already), I would
> > recommend that you just up your fertilizer applications significantly.
> >  The problem, obviously, is that this gets expensive -- thus, I use
> > chemical fertilizers.  If you're already composting, use this compost
> > as your mulch and use some to make a tea every time you water -- this
> > is dilute fertilizer, but it's free.
> >
> > I'm not a horticulturalist, I just play one on the internets, but good
> luck.
> >
> > Matt"
> >
> > Hi Matt/John!
> >
> > All I've ever done is container growing, and the plants seem to do juft
> > fine - my only problem this year has been due to slow germination and poor
> > rates, leaving the plants flowering late so they aren't going to have set
> > many fruits before the flowers start dropping. However the plants are all
> > looking very healthy and are full of flowers. This year I just used pots
> of
> > under 1gal, maybe down to about 1/2 gal. Ordinary potting compost, feed
> with
> > tomato feed, starting fairly early, quite dilute and ramping it up as the
> > get bigger. The pots are buried with an inch above the dirt - I can pull
> > them and move them should I need to (just pulled the biggest of the choc
> hab
> > plants and put it into the in-law's conservatory - it's COVERED in flowers
> > but only one fruit - in that rather warm place it should produce well
> > instead of drop all the blossoms), but the ground helps retain the
> moisture.
> >
> > As far as organics, a good organic fert I've used (that costs virtually
> > nothing) on chiles with success, is one my FIL makes up for tomatoes (but
> > uses elsewhere too) - just made from comfry - there should be plenty of
> > references in books/on the web (a lot of folk use it) - basically, he has
> > one plot on the allotment, about 10 x 10' full of comfry plants - they
> grow
> > fast and with lots of bulk - when they get big he cuts them back quite
> hard
> > and puts the stuff into a big plastic barrel, wetted to rot down (best to
> > have a mesh/grill layer near the base, with a drain tap below it) - as it
> > rots he collects the liquid and bottles it. He's never had to re-plant the
> > comfry nor feed that patch in years and years, so he has a steady supply.
> >
> >  BE WARNED!
> >
> > This stuff >*STINKS*< to all hell. It is foul. It is so rank even satan
> > would wrinkle his nose at it. One big whiff right up the nose can empty
> the
> > contents of even most cast iron of stomachs. Makes for bloody good
> tomatoes
> > and chiles though. <G!>
> >
> > Cheers folkses!
> >
> > ',;~}~
> >
> > Shaun aRe
> >
> > "Life is the dream you wake up to."
> >
> >
>
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