As part of the “HUGE plant” treatment of the giant tomato experiment, on 2-3-2012 I transplanted 12 tomato plants up to 4-gallon pots (used and cleaned vegetable oil jugs).
Delicious (6.51 Meisner 2011) - 41 days from seed, 16 in. tall, 1 stem, no foliage disease
Brutus Magnum (6.25 Meisner 2011) - 49 days from seed, 21 in. tall, 1 stem, 1 leaf slight disease
MegaMarv (5.51 Meisner 2011) - 49 days from seed, 24 in. tall, 3 stems, 2 leaves slight disease
Big Zac (5.35 Lyons 2010) - 49 days from seed, 22 in. tall, 2 stems, 3 leaves slight disease
Delicious (4.46 Marley 2011) - 41 days from seed, 21 in. tall, 1 stem, 1 leaf slight disease
Big Zac? (4.20 Diaz 2011) - 49 days from seed, 25.5 in. tall, 2 stems, 6 leaves moderate disease
Big Zac (3.94 Pennington 2010) - 49 days from seed, 21 in. tall, 1 stem, 3 leaves slight disease
Church (3.36 Perry 2008) - 49 days from seed, 26 in. tall, 1 stem, 1 leaf slight disease
Gildo Pietroboni (>3 Kott 2011) - 49 days from seed, 22.5 in. tall, 1 stem, 4 leaves slight disease
Hoy (>3 Kott 2011) - 49 days from seed, 25 in. tall, 2 stems, 6 leaves moderate disease
Big Zac (2.660 DT 2011) - 49 days from seed, 24.5 in. tall, 1 stem, no foliage disease
Big Zac (2.510 DT 2011) - 49 days from seed, 21.5 in. tall, 1 stem, no foliage disease
All 12 plants in their new temporary home under a 400 W metal halide light
Composition of soil medium :
Tomato bed (from last year’s giant tomato bed – LOADED with earthworms), 0.31
Leaf Mold (from large compost pile – see other blog posts), 0.254
Topsoil (from last year’s garden), 0.11
Mink manure, 0.08
Peat moss, 0.07
Nutrimulch (Turkey litter composted with wood shavings), 0.05
Horse Manure (partially decomposed), 0.05
Chicken litter ( about 2 years old, full composted), 0.04
Juniper duff, 0.02
Wood Ash, 0.008
Azomite (source of > 70 minerals), 0.004
Sulphur, 0.004
Also added small amounts of Sea Magic sea weed concentrate, Sustane 4-6-4 slow release fertilizer, bone meal and Mycos 30 mycorrhizal inoculant. Here’s what the concoction looks like:
Many hours of digging and bed preparation work remain to get these in the ground and protected by the March 1st goal.
Delectation of Tomatoes, etc. 