I wonder if people go to any trouble in preparing a mix of compost etc for
putting their tomatoes in when they plant out in to 10" pots or whatever.

The reason that I ask is that I used that Verve rubbish compost this year for
some of my pots and I noticed that some of them retained much more water that
others. I have a dripper system and some were having standing water on the
surface - others weren't. When I investigated it was the worst of the Verve
which was retaining much more water.

Some of those are now developing the stalk splitting and cracking and the
yellow leaves which I understand can be caused indirectly by over watering.

Of course I need not drip water them every day - but I would rather prepare the
same compost/sand/vermiculite mixture or whatever others recommend this next
year.


Judith (not in France)