Cukes and more 'Maters

Today we planted two dozen cucumber plants and more tomatoes. I had started these cucumbers in peat pots in the kitchen windowsill. Wilson and I dug little trenches, added a scoop of Miracle Grow potting soil, and put three peat pots (with two plants each) and covered them almost to the leaves.

Then we decided to plant the tomatoes we bought last night: 3 Big Boys, 2 Creoles, and 2 BFN444's (disease resistant). We also planted the 3 Celebrities we bought from the local high school. We decided to do a little experimenting.

Big Boys:

• Planted the first one like the others: on top of a scoop of Miracle Grow potting soil.
• Planted the second one with some 13-13-13 fertilizer.
• Planted the third one on a tablespoon of bleach with the Miracle Grow soil.

Creoles:

• Planted one with the MG soil.
• Planted the second one with 13-13-13.

BFN444's:

• Planted one with the MG soil.
• Planted one with 13-13-13.

Celebrities:

• Planted one with the MG soil.
• Planted one with 13-13-13.
• Planted one with just the soil from the original pot.

We're going to buy 3 more Celebrities from the school. I would like to do one on egg shells. I read two articles in Progressive Farmer and combined their infomation. The first was about end rot, and how it is caused by a lack of calcium in the plant. The second was about a grandmother who grows vegis for her sick grandson and uses eggshells in her garden. Eggshells are calcium, right? Plus I just made a ton of brownies for a karate fundraiser so I saved the shells from the second half of production.

Quite the little scientists, aren't we? (We picked some Swiss Chard from Poppa's garden - will cook tomorrow night. First time to try it.)