Cam Tomatoe seedlings stay in 72 cell tray until they're ready to go outside?

[DirtMechanic]

@Chuck should he throw all his excitement in a pile and compost it so he does not poison anybody? He is in Atlanta and due to humidity the pH tends low.

 

[Chuck]

@Chuck should he throw all his excitement in a pile and compost it so he does not poison anybody? He is in Atlanta and due to humidity the pH tends low.

Of course not. There are countless gardeners who have acidic soils. The reason he needs to know his Ph is so he does not make matters worse by using things that make his soil more acidic such as that peat moss he has. He should also know his Ph so he has an idea of how much of those other amendments he has on hand to use. And I must be missing something because what does humidity have to do with acidic soils? If humidity was a factor in acidic soils my soil should be at least slightly acidic but it ranges from 7.8 to 8.1 and humidity is often off the charts.

 

[Growdo Baggins]

What is your soil Ph?

I haven't checked yet. I read this book "the Intelligent Gardener" and it's about soil testing and how to amend based on the test. I just haven't done it yet.

 

[YumYum]

Knowing the soils pH is an important factor in knowing what you can put in it. For instance bone meal can only break down in acidic soils.

 

[Growdo Baggins]

What is your soil Ph?

I could go test it though. I've got a pH pen. I'll pull back some mulch and get a sample. I even have a sample core taker

 

[DirtMechanic]

Of course not. There are countless gardeners who have acidic soils. The reason he needs to know his Ph is so he does not make matters worse by using things that make his soil more acidic such as that peat moss he has. He should also know his Ph so he has an idea of how much of those other amendments he has on hand to use. And I must be missing something because what does humidity have to do with acidic soils? If humidity was a factor in acidic soils my soil should be at least slightly acidic but it ranges from 7.8 to 8.1 and humidity is often off the charts.

Enough rain water washes away liming agents not just calcium increasing acidity. But it has to do with basic materials too. Here we have to use dolomitic lime because rain leaches magnesium too. Atlanta is 2.5 hours due east of us. Practically the same soil. In this case humidity really refers to rain, but the soil profile language always says humidity. Here we had 48 inches last year but it often comes in a tremendous downpour and leaves heavy saturation.

This is a pretty good UGA link:

Soil and Fertilizer Management Considerations for Forage Systems in Georgia

Georgia possesses diverse soil conditions and many forage production factors are influenced by this diversity. As a result, the soil environment of a given site must be considered when selecting forage species, determining fertilization strategies and planning forage utilization systems. This...

extension.uga.edu

Georgia is roughly the 7th wettest state. LA, MS, AL are just ahead of it. Hawaii is 1.

 

[Growdo Baggins]

Enough rain water washes away liming agents not just calcium increasing acidity. But it has to do with basic materials too. Here we have to use dolomitic lime because rain leaches magnesium too. Atlanta is 2.5 hours due east of us. Practically the same soil. In this case humidity really refers to rain, but the soil profile language always says humidity. Here we had 48 inches last year but it often comes in a tremendous downpour and leaves heavy saturation.

This is a pretty good UGA link:

Soil and Fertilizer Management Considerations for Forage Systems in Georgia

Georgia possesses diverse soil conditions and many forage production factors are influenced by this diversity. As a result, the soil environment of a given site must be considered when selecting forage species, determining fertilization strategies and planning forage utilization systems. This...

extension.uga.edu

Georgia is roughly the 7th wettest state. LA, MS, AL are just ahead of it. Hawaii is 1.

I'm stealing this link. I really like links. I bet you got lots of links. I do.

 

[Growdo Baggins]

Check this out guys! They're doing okay. I wanted to point out the perfection of the space in this closet. I just found these boxes in our box pile. They fit my germinating closet perfectly though.

I did some experiments where I laid the tomato seedling down horizontally, instead of planting it deep I planted it shallower but then laid it down and covered the horizontal stem with dirt. I'll see what happens.