Hey Sherrill! So, as you know, my tomato seedlings have been growing under lights since February. As many of them are large enough now to really need potting up in "big kid" soil, I thought I would post final photos of some of the varieties side by side, to show the different results in the three different soils.
In all the photos, seed starting mixes are arranged from left to right as follows: Black Gold (black dot), Jiffy Mix (red dot), and Green Planet Naturals (green dot):
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| Variety: Sun Gold |
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| Variety: Cherokee Purple |
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| Variety: Red Siberian |
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| Variety: Super Marzano Hybrid |
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| Variety: Beaverlodge Plum |
As you can see in the final photo, I even had some unexplained die off as a result of the Jiffy Mix! You can bet your butt I will
never be buying this variety of soil again! Horrible stuff.
Overall, this has been a valuable learning experience for me, without a doubt! I think it is clear from the results that your choice in seed starting mixes really does make a tremendous difference in the health and vigor of your seedlings.
Happy growing, Sherrill! If you want to adopt any of my lil' guys to replace the ones you lost, just let me know! Next week some time I will be potting all of these babies up into larger pots with new soil and giving them a shot of fish emulsion! I'm curious to see if the poor little Jiffy starts catch up to their bigger siblings given some time & care. One thing's for sure... the man with the beautiful hair needs to get on that green house repair, 'cause it's gonna be a tomato jungle in my house in no time!
Ciao!!!
Seed Starting Mix Trial:
Wow, quite a difference in size of the seedlings. I just discovered the Black Gold mix this year, but had already purchased the Jiffy. I'll try the Black Gold next year. Thanks for sharing this post.
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