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NRaleighLiberal

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5. In the ground that is true to a point - if you let tomatoes visibly wilt when there are green fruit

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 03:47 PM

Jun 2015

on the vine, it leads to blossom end rot - the wilting causes calcium to leave the fruits, creating the beginnings of the rot. When planted in the ground, there is a larger reservoir of moisture that the plants draws on. In a container - esp. if the plant is large, and the mix is light and well draining, you can't overwater - but you can underwater. I let the plant tell me what it needs and watch for that first sign of wilting from midday heat.

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I have some 20 year old hollyhock seeds... [View all] grasswire Jun 2015 OP

20 years is a long time for seed - but you never know. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #1

well, they have been in that envelope in a tub all the time... grasswire Jun 2015 #2

Oh yes! All of mine - all 90 - are in containers or bales - and they are getting twice NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #3

feeding with what? grasswire Jun 2015 #4

In the ground that is true to a point - if you let tomatoes visibly wilt when there are green fruit NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #5

I think I just need to get your book..LOL grasswire Jun 2015 #6

Fish emulsion is fine. Plant tone or tomato tone is fine - those are both organic. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #7

thanks grasswire Jun 2015 #8

They have germinated some lupine seeds that were > 10,000 years old Botany Jul 2015 #9