Although I mixed a healthy does of the Manure / Compost mix into the bedding medium of these plants it seems Miracle-Gro is still needed. I'm just about done with the organic methods of feeding the plants here it continues to let me down. I have to buy the bag stuff as we do not generate enough stuff to compost.

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I have over a dozen tomatoes set already. Being careful to read the leaves and not feed too much feed has still been needed for continual growth.

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As each flower sets on the bell peppers we get a fruit. Fried bell pepper rings & stuffed bell peppers are devoured aggressively here when the peppers are homegrown. Time for a systemic insecticide & fungicide as next week lots of rain in the forecast.

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Check out the Ichiban Eggplant plants Bon Temps grew from seed. He has a little shed where it looked to me where he grows all his set plants. Gifting me these 6 with firm instructions; " They don't like the cold!". I got the message. BTW that is gallon pots. the plants have grown well. I grew them on top of one of the freezers in the shop so the soil was always warmed. 2 full spectrum grow lights hung right over the top. Here in this photo they are getting their first 1 hour glimpse of sunlight to begin the "hardening off" process.