My small spot

It has been hot here this last week. Once it gets over 105 I just want to head to the coast and stay there.

I found a nice little air pump and upgraded my tea station.



The girls seem to be doing ok even with the hot week.

Different angles. hehe

High RUI!
I think it is time for an update. The girls seem happy. I lost one branch on one of the trainwrecks. It broke off right at the main stalk and only had a small strand holding it. I cut it off and put aloe on the wound. I will be adding some short t posts to use as support for stuff not through the netting today. I am not even sure how it happened though as there was no wind at all and the branch that broke was pliable enough to bend around in a circle w/o breaking. I do have large blue jays and squirrels that are around but no idea if they would do that.
You can see the break spot in the first pic at the bottom.





I am hoping they only have about 6 weeks left. I am doing a once a week ACT feeding with either liquid bone meal or high p guano added. I also top dressed with high p guano about 10 days ago. Other than that they just get well water.

Hi Weathers. Is your high p guano pelleted? When you top dress your high p guano how much are you using to what size pot, additionally when you use the liquid bone meal how are you applying, amount, size pot as well.

Thank-you.

"Bone meal is derived primarily from byproducts of the livestock and poultry we eat. Bones are usually steamed then ground into a powder or a granular product for garden use. Bone meal has a small amount of nitrogen, moderate calcium and moderate to high amounts of phosphorus when used as an organic fertilizer. These are generally released into the soil more slowly than many synthetic fertilizers. One application per season is often enough.
Although bone meal is an organic fertilizer, using it is not risk-free. Phosphorus can accumulate in your soil with successive or large applications of bone meal. High levels can skew the balance of beneficial soil microbes, potentially harming tomatoes more than helping them. Additionally, excess phosphorus can leach into water tables and sensitive stream and river ecosystems, presenting significant health risks to aquatic life. Use bone meal with caution and only when you're sure the soil needs it." http://homeguides.sfgate.com/bone-meal-good-tomato-plants-58850.html

Hi Frostbite. The high p guano I am using isn't pelleted. I did add pelleted guano that was like 13-10 or something at the start though. For the bone meal (liquid) I am using it every 3rd feeding or so now. It gets added to my act at about 1/3 str. I alternate the guanos and bm as well as the fish and alfalfa with the tea. I just fed again today with alfalfa and will prob feed one more time with the fish. I am trying to not overfeed, so I just watch for yellowing leaves and/or red stock for an indication on how much to add to the act. I will skip the n during the last 2 weeks. The pots are 100 gallon and I make 24 gallons of act that gets fed every 5-7 days depending on my schedule, so each plant gets 6 gallons per feeding.