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You could be right about the one on the far left in the potting soil. It's been 3 years, but now that you mention it, I think I remember starting the experiment and then finding a bag of potting soil at Dollar General, so the one on the far left could be a week younger. I think I included it...

They were all the same age (probably a month). There would be no point in the experiment if they were all different ages. I planted the seeds in a teaspoon of dirt on top of the wood chips, sand, lime. They are lanky because I used cfls. That pic is 3 years old, so I forgot a few...

Yup, 4 years of soybeans followed by one year of corn. That's probably not the only reason though. Corn sucks up everything. In a virgin field of grasses, how does nitrogen get into the soil if plants strip nitrogen from the soil? Somehow it all stays in balance even though the nitrogen in...

The compost works really well, but broken up black leaves and stringy bits don't stay in the soil that long and making compost is hard work. I used to have piles so big I would have to stir it with an excavator, then I realized that giant pile is mostly air. The ash content couldn't be more...

So, they find their way in the same way the fermenting bacteria find their way into pickle brine?

Sounds good, but there is no "soil" in lime or sand. ;)

Wood chips are big, so I can't see it being a big problem. From left to right: potting soil, 100% wood chips, 100% crushed limestone, 100% play sand, dirt/compost mix, compost. All planted at the same time. If wood chips were that big of a problem, a plant shouldn't be able to grow in...

The guy in the Back to Eden video didn't have raised beds I'm just giving you a hard time. Raised beds have their uses just like sunken beds and level beds. I did the raised bed thing for a few years and decided that I didn't have enough of a bed raised, and if I raise more, then it...

Wow we are really on the same page! My garden is about 50x100 and I dump lots of wood chips on it. I have a chipper and chip lots of my own trees and had the power company trimmers drop off loads last year. I have a fruit orchard about your size, but I also have lots of blueberry bushes...

I put wood chips or leaves around mine. It doesn't stop all the weeds, but it helps and gets tilled into the garden to help the soil. Don't put them on too thick or the roots will grow into the mulch and starve the plant. The heirloom varieties may not be available as plants. You might have...

Hey thanks for replying! That's great to see that brilliant minds think alike :) What other tomatoes are on your list near the top? How about cucumbers, beans and anything else you care to share? 40 years is a long time!

I prefer heirloom so I can save the seeds. One pack of seeds is all I will ever need. My favs are Brandywine and Amish Paste. Brandywine is very similar to Mortgage lifter. Both are very large plants that grow very quickly and are hardy. The fruits are the same size and shape. I think...

Classic sign of calcium deficiency. I would use gypsum.