Enrico Soil-less Potting Mix Rereview Part 2

So it’s been 6 days since part 1.  The Napolitano Basils have been establishing themselves in their respective pots. Both have been growing nicely. They’ve been both exposed to the same weather, light, and water conditions. No soil amendments, no fertilizers, no pesticides whatsoever.

Here’s one in plain garden soil:

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Pepper Pods And Flower Buds!

pepper pods!

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Herb Garden Update 11/13/10

alugbati

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Bat Guano’s Effects on My Tomato Plants

a little contrasting and comparing, 3 different indeterminate tomato varieties grown in different soil mixes…..

here’s a picture of a very healthy tomato plant loving the bat guano:

notice the thick tems?

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Ripe Variegated Calamansi and Some Random Pepper Plants

Here’s a couple of the last of my variegated calamansi fruits off my plant:

picked it off in hopes i can use seeds for trade. may or may not produce variegated plants and fruit, who knows? lol.

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My Trip to Manila Seedling Bank

As usual, I didn’t have time to prance around and take pictures of the plants and the place. I was in a hurry to come back home and have lunch.

Bought a bunch of stuff, but the real important stuff that I did buy was bat guano and mykovam (fungal inoculant).  Guano is one of the best things I can ever put in my soil. Specially in my raised beds. Rich in macro and micro nutrients that the plants love and has a lot of pro-biotics / beneficial organisms that will help enrich the soil further.

This particular bat guano is rich in phosphorous. Which is what my tomatoes just love to eat up. One of the highest concentrations of phosphorous in bat guano I’ve seen from my research online. 32%!

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