Not that any are interested, but here is a mator update. Some of this will be repetitive as I might also post it on a Clemson Forum.
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Finally got my mators planted today. It was a lot of work, will be sitting on my ass the rest of today.
I harvested the rest of the spinach, lots of it still growing well.
I am using 5 of these pots again.
Last season my mators grew too well, enough to open a road side stand.
Here is my Bride with them:
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I dumped the dirt from a pot into a wheel barrow. I am using last year's dirt again (saves me $70).
I mixed in Tomato Tone and dolomite. I would have liked to have gotten the dolomite mixed in a couple weeks back, but that is not what happened.
The wicks from last season were there, so added them back plus two more to the pot. I have no idea if that helps, but know my mators were well watered from the bottom last season with this system.
Filled dirt to the top, dug a small hole on each corner to hold a half cup of fertilizer.
I built a 2" mound on top and stretched a plastic cover over. These are watered from "wicking" up from the bottom. This does work, and importantly keeps the plants at a consistent moisture level.
Then I repeated that for the other 4 pots. The plants are tucked away and ready to grow. They get full Sun on my dock and lots of fresh river water.
I got some beer and am sitting on the porch dreaming on my first mator sandwich.
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