http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/ A Knitten' Kitten. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-34 Spazzmanda » Blog Archive » The summer of my tomato obsession Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:28:47 +0000 http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-34 [...] has a tomato. But just the one. It is the same tomato as before, but it is red today. Small, hard and red. It got no bigger, but it finally got red…ish. It [...] […] has a tomato. But just the one. It is the same tomato as before, but it is red today. Small, hard and red. It got no bigger, but it finally got red…ish. It […]

]]> http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-15 Olaf Gradin Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-15 It has been a dry summer. The lack of water makes it hard to grow juicy tomatoes. And I rarely fertilize...anything. Or at least I don't do it in a Miracle Grow way. To each his own, but I use refuse a lot. When I happen across a dead one, I put goldfish in there. They seem to be very wonderful to plants in their dead state. Also...thyme? It's wonderful on chicken. Mix olive oil, thyme, and some lemon juice together for a great roaster basting. It has been a dry summer. The lack of water makes it hard to grow juicy tomatoes. And I rarely fertilize…anything. Or at least I don’t do it in a Miracle Grow way. To each his own, but I use refuse a lot. When I happen across a dead one, I put goldfish in there. They seem to be very wonderful to plants in their dead state. Also…thyme? It’s wonderful on chicken. Mix olive oil, thyme, and some lemon juice together for a great roaster basting.

]]> http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-13 Sparky Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:24:51 +0000 http://www.spazzmanda.com/2007/06/27/bitter-harvest/#comment-13 Don’t worry soon you will have salads and BLTs! Try some tomato basics: Number one rule for growing successful quality plants–always use the best soil mixture ingredients which contains a minimum of three components: topsoil/sand or perlite/compost or peat moss. Mix hydrated lime into the soil. Immediately add to the plant soil mixture any of the above items that are missing. Proper drainage was done. Feed plant with Miracle Grow tomato plant food per directions. The plant should be located in an area that obtains as much full sun as possible. Tomatoes love water so water the plant at least every other day. Happy Harvest for the Spazz soon to be Green-thumb! Don’t worry soon you will have salads and BLTs!
Try some tomato basics: Number one rule for growing successful quality plants–always use the best soil mixture ingredients which contains a minimum of three components: topsoil/sand or perlite/compost or peat moss. Mix hydrated lime into the soil. Immediately add to the plant soil mixture any of the above items that are missing. Proper drainage was done. Feed plant with Miracle Grow tomato plant food per directions. The plant should be located in an area that obtains as much full sun as possible. Tomatoes love water so water the plant at least every other day.
Happy Harvest for the Spazz soon to be Green-thumb!

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