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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Little Ketchup
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Grittyville, WA
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Correction: the size pot I use is 1/2 gallon not 1 gallon. I try to not give out blatantly bad info!! Sorry. I finally realized the dirt from a five gallon bucket would fill ten of these pots and confirmed it by pouring water from the gallon jug into the plastic bag into one of the pots I use.
I do like the 1/2 gallon size and certainly would not go with anything smaller. If they’re set out any smaller a slug can eat most of the plant overnight but at the 1/2 gallon size the slugs start to leave them alone. I’m curious about the larger grow bags some folks use (like Mr. Muddy Waters...!) I don’t know how these go in the ground with no root damage (or maybe a little root damage doesn’t slow the plant down... Its certainly possible that a small amount of damage would have almost no negative effect on a healthy plant in a good environment.). I’m happy with the half gallon pots just didn’t realize they are not full gallon size!
Plants on left is garden soil plants on right is the sifted driveway dirt. I think every grower can do an easy free test of their soil by comparing their garden soil to their potting mix or to any other soil in a trial like this one.
The results may range from frustrating to surprising.
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