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I think the most impressive, highly integrated system would be aquaponics but that's basing it on which is the most sustainable and productive with the lowest inputs.  Feed the fish waste greens, fish waste feeds the plants keeping them healthy, plants purify the water and keep the fish healthy...

You don't want to keep them over-watered as that'll drown the roots and stress them more.  In hydro they can handle lots of water as they also have lots of air.  In soil the water displaces the air, so it needs to dry between watering's or the roots drown.  The only way around it would be to use...

A trick I've used in the past was to increase the length of time between watering before transplanting into soil.  Obviously this only works with certain systems, but anything you can do to help harden the roots off before transplanting will lessen the shock.

If you don't let it go to seed it doesn't seem hard to kill from what I've read.  It has a shallow root system, so it seems that as long as it's mowed down/pulled up before it get's to 50% flower it won't seed as is easy to control.  A quick search found this reference, had a more thorough...

It is beating a dead horse...  I was talking about hybrid seed, not GMO, please don't put words in my mouth as I know the difference.  My grandfather (farmer all his life) railed against the commercialization of farming and "modern" hybrids made for profit.   The "people" making those claims...

I wanted to run my new plan for the fall past everyone and get their opinion.  I'm thinking of planting my winter cover crop (rye and hairy vetch mostly but I'm going to try to overwinter some fava's with heavy protection) then mulching with a couple inches of RWC mixed into the top couple...

You can also just spread worm castings on top of the pots and the nutrients will wash over the roots with each watering.  One of the great things about worm castings is how readily available the nutrients are, making them super easy to use.  Don't over think and don't boil, part of the magic...

Are you seeing a problem you're concerned may relate to pH?  If not I wouldn't worry about it as you should be fine with MG soil.

Sold, science almost had me but through it Stevie Wonder and I'm done

I read the book but never knew there was a movie.  There is a great episode of "the nature of things" about the intelligence of plants and how we're just understanding how much they interact with the environment.  Things like sending out chemical signals to attract the predators of things that...

  Most definitely, having the right pH is essential for healthy plants.  The problem is, if the tester is off and you lower it, when it was already in a good range, you're creating problems that didn't exist.

I would definitely get a more accurate reading before assuming there's a problem.  One of the reasons MG works, is because it's buffered to provide the right amount of nutrients at the proper pH.  As much as pro-mix is anyway.  I'd be more concerned about acidifying your soil if you aren't using...

I'd second Greeme's remedy, definitely looks like over fertilization.  Anytime you see yellowing edges that are curling up, it's usually potassium related which is also the easiest to lock up and usually indicates nutrient excess.

Miracle grow should be pH balanced, I'd trust it more then the 8$ tester you bought, unless you're talking about the  cheap litmus paper test's which are reliable.

I think the oldest seeds that's been germinated was something like 20+ thousand years old, a little flower they found in the permafrost.  The key to long term seed storage is making sure they don't experience temperature/humidity  fluctuations.  If they're stored in the freezer, with desiccant...

A couple pics of our first tomatoes; the Italian Heirloom Paste was the first to show fruit   But the Black Plum look more prolific

Good to know, I really don't know that much which is why we're trying just a couple plants in a container.  I'd kill to have 1200sq ft, this year our garden is only 77sq ft...  The difference of perspective.  Next year I plan on renting a 1000sq ft plot at a organic community garden, chances are...

Did a quick search and found this   "If none of the above isolation techniques are practical for you, or you want to maintain a high degree of control over which plants pollinate each other, you can individually hand pollinate flowers or flower heads and enclose them in cloth or paper bags. This...

Thank ya kindly, I assumed it was some sort of hybrid given a foreign sounding name for the exotic appeal.  Good to know it's a cap annum.

 Does fruit need sunlight to ripen?  Obviously the leaves do, but it never occurred to me that much photosynthesis would come from the fruit itself in ratio to the plant.