Yes, but the sun is stronger worldwide because of geomagnetic storms, etc., and Mother earth’s weakening magnetic field; plants are struggling with the heat…as are people!
Tomatoes like a slightly acidic soil. 6.2-6.8. You can home test your soils with house hold products like baking soda and vinegar.
Gather 2 cups. Take several small spoonfuls from different areas. And put them in the cups. Stir them up. Add a little vinegar. If the soil fizzes, it’s alkaline.
If the vinegar test shows no reaction. Moisten the other sample with some distilled water. Add some baking soda. If this fizzes. The soil is acidic.
If you get not reaction out of either test. You soils is between 6.5- 7.0 ph..
Thanks, Jon. The vinegar test was the first thing I did when we decided to get serious about gardening. Then I went all in and bought a pH/moisture meter or whatever it's called. Very handy device that told me in some parts of the garden it's 6.5 and in others it's 7. Compost must have helped bring it down.
This is exactly what I need for my adventure in growing tomatoes. In the tropics! Thanks for the recipe.
My pleasure! And I thought everything grows like mad on its own in the tropics!
Yes, but the sun is stronger worldwide because of geomagnetic storms, etc., and Mother earth’s weakening magnetic field; plants are struggling with the heat…as are people!
Adding decomposed granite to your soils will help replenish any nutrients either missing of lost during the growing season
Thank you! I can't seem to find it for sale here but do you think I could use this: https://pacificfertiliser.com/dolomite/
Tomatoes like a slightly acidic soil. 6.2-6.8. You can home test your soils with house hold products like baking soda and vinegar.
Gather 2 cups. Take several small spoonfuls from different areas. And put them in the cups. Stir them up. Add a little vinegar. If the soil fizzes, it’s alkaline.
If the vinegar test shows no reaction. Moisten the other sample with some distilled water. Add some baking soda. If this fizzes. The soil is acidic.
If you get not reaction out of either test. You soils is between 6.5- 7.0 ph..
Thanks, Jon. The vinegar test was the first thing I did when we decided to get serious about gardening. Then I went all in and bought a pH/moisture meter or whatever it's called. Very handy device that told me in some parts of the garden it's 6.5 and in others it's 7. Compost must have helped bring it down.
This site will help you a lot. I’m not certain where you live on the planet. But this site is a go to for gardening.
https://www.almanac.com/content/3-simple-diy-soil-tests