papas garden

papasgarden wrote:Thank you everyone for your kind words. I used compost in my soil, have a red wiggler bin, which works great for the kitchen scraps. I also fed veggies with bone meal every month. The meal works really well with tomatoes, some were nearly 3 lbs. I'll try to find a picture.

papasgarden wrote:Hi Southern Gardener, I'm using "organic traditions" bone meal. My compost is made up of all of my kitchen scraps except citrus, meat or dairy. I also mix in dried leaves, coffee grounds, wet paper towels old bread and brown paper bags. I use all our egg shells to balance the PH. The worms are very happy. The best part is the "worm tea"... that is basically worm pee and I mix that with 5 parts water in a watering can... they really like that. I'll have to post a photo of my worms when it's light out.

papasgarden wrote:Hi SouthernGardener,

I don't mind the questions at all, keep them coming, because one day, I'm sure I'll return the favor. I do not add peat moss, just the organic compost to my existing soil, which is somewhat balanced already (boxes have been set up for some time). Yes, worm tea is the pee from my worm bin. I have a "worm factory" that collected the pee on the bottom and the spot makes it easy to pour in container. ;-). I sprayed it on the tomato vines and also added some to the plant base.

Here's a good shot.