July 19th: Just before departure...

Here’s a few images of the test plants on July 19th, just before I left for Saskatchewan: 

Basil. (Not Fawlty.)

I’m not sure I’ll ever get over my surprise at how poorly plants on MiracleGro do in hot weather. Regardless of the amount of soil, plants on MiracleGro  can not tolerate direct sun as well as plants fed on Better World. Even the unfed plants fend better.

Roses on Better World. Starting to bloom.

Roses on Better World. Starting to bloom.

Roses on Miracle Gro. Well advanced in the bloom stage. 

Roses on Miracle Gro. The War of the Roses (at least this battle) must go to Miracle Gro. 

There is some speculation (among my “real gardener’ friends) that these GMO hybrid roses do better on chemicals because they’ve been breed on artificial / chemical fertilizers.

Anyone else want to tackle a rose experiment? 

 Tomatoes on organic Better World:

 Tomatoes on organic Better World

 Tomatoes on organic Better World

 Tomatoes on organic Better World

 Tomatoes on organic Better World.

I can state quite clearly that tomatoes do better on Better World than they do on MiracleGro.  They flower sooner, in larger numbers, and ripen sooner. 

 Tomatoes on Miracle Gro:

The Miracle Gro tomatoes are looking good, but they are visibly smaller than those on organic Better World.