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Container Gardening For Tomatoes by Frostyflame(op): 6:39pm On Jun 04, 2017
Hello Nairalanders. I'm about starting container gardening with 7-gallon growbags for Tomatoes. I went online and I saw a bunch of recipes for making potting mixes. They mentioned some strange stuff like perlite and vermiculite. Does anyone know where these can be bought in Nigeria? If not are there any substitutes?
Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by Frostyflame(op):
I imported one Vegibee garden pollinator along with the bags and some San Marzano Roma tomato seeds too. I'm really looking forward to any advice on growing tomatoes. I have another question tho, how do I reduce humidity?
Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by bellville:
You will need coco peat for your container garden. It is better than garden soil. Coco peat growing medium has the following advantages:
Excellent moisture retention
Improves aeration
Antifungal properties
Eco-friendly

Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by bellville:
Frostyflame:
I imported one Vegibee garden pollinator along with the bags and some San Marzano Roma tomato seeds too. I'm really looking forward to any advice on growing tomatoes. I have another question tho, how do I reduce humidity?
Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by bellville: 9:05am On Jun 24, 2018
Frostyflame:
Hello Nairalanders. I'm about starting container gardening with 7-gallon growbags for Tomatoes. I went online and I saw a bunch of recipes for making potting mixes. They mentioned some strange stuff like perlite and vermiculite. Does anyone know where these can be bought in Nigeria? If not are there any substitutes?
coco peat is the best medium for container gardening. Check my post below
Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by Frostyflame(op): 12:09pm On Jun 25, 2018
Is it the same thing as coco coir?
bellville:
coco peat is the best medium for container gardening. Check my post below
Re: Container Gardening For Tomatoes by bellville: 12:33pm On Jun 25, 2018
Frostyflame:
Is it the same thing as coco coir?
yes. It's often used interchangeably
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