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tim

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TOMORITE dilution
« on: June 19, 2011, 11:42:48 »
Need a mathematician!

I believe in a  DAILY weak feed for containers. I know my own food ratio but what, please, would it be with Tomorite??

Friend would be applying 3/4-1 litre per day.



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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2011, 17:04:04 »
Easiest way would be to mix up the 5L standard solution and then take 0.7L of the standard solution to make up to 5L for daily watering


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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2011, 17:50:31 »
Aha - a scholar!!

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2011, 17:52:31 »
Or about 1 Teaspoon to 2 Gallon
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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2011, 18:07:19 »
Simpler & simpler!!

I'll pass all this on.

Thank God for my dilutor!

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2011, 19:12:17 »
Would that be the same for seaweed do you think?

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2011, 20:56:37 »
Grannyjanny
      Would that be the same for seaweed do you think?
 
My bottle says 10ml for 5 litres of H20. Checked it last night for the spuds. :)
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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2011, 11:10:20 »
Add to all this her method of watering.


Plants are in multi compost in 10" pots sitting in saucers. She gives them about a pint a day, but this mostly runs through into the saucer. It's all absorbed by night, but this is not a good approach? The roots must be unhappy in water all day??

More advice??

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2011, 13:36:24 »
Green Lily, thank you I've only just seen your reply ;D.

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2011, 13:37:27 »
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Would that be the same for seaweed do you think?Now then dear..you would not be talking about the seaweed I gave you by any chance?
That seaweed is agricultural strenght..3 times stronger than the usual sort you get in shops. I use it by putting a dollop in whole barrel so the water looks like weak tea....or maybe a half a teaspoon per watering can... ;)
Normal type seaweed  is used about 40ml per gallon..me thinks..

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2011, 17:34:17 »
I'm saving yours as I have a some left that I bought from the lotty shop on daughters site. I will be using yours soon though. Three times stronger, my oh my, it sounds like rocket fuel. If I fed it to OH would he become jet propelled ;) ;D. ;D ;D

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Re: TOMORITE dilution
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2011, 17:49:19 »
Family having grown Toms etc  in Jersey pre-war, I'm totally hooked on Seaweed (vrac)!

 

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