[Gypsy61]

Plant the hottest mustard seeds you can find, not necessarily the ones you’d eat. Plant them thick. Let them bloom but not go to seed. Cut them down and till into the soil.

[Mud]

I got a mutant Chinese mustard green that made banana leaves.

I feed all my plants with Perma-Gard fossil shell flour (Diatomaceous Earth) and black molasses.

1st year and no problems yet.

[KatRay]

What’s the ratio you use with the molasses? How much per gallon or quart with water?

[Mud]

Make a fist..That much of DE, same fist size volume for molasses in a 5 gallon bucket. So 2 fists total….lolol Should look similar to chocolate milk when its mixed properly. DE likes to cake in water so stir the bottom of the bucket real good until you know its mixed well. Enjoy

[KatRay]

Thank you I will give it a try!

[Mud]

The DE does not like to stay mixed long so the application requires a quick mix and pour. Otherwise the DE will form a crust over the top of the soil and make it harder to accept water. So the key is to have good draining soil to accept the DE in the 1st place. Once you have it down you’ll love it.

I also use epsom salt to make the fruits turn red if the sun is not doing its job. It helps the maters swell with water and turn color.

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