On 12 May 2013 15:23:33 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> A week or two ago I had bought a tomato plant. After a week I re-potted it
> into a bucket with holes drilled in its bottom and filled with the best
> $2/10 lb top soil money can buy. Fertilized it and have been watering it
> when it dries out. I wish I could say it is thriving but it seems to be
> barely surviving instead. I doubt I'll see any tomatoes. In this AZ desert
> climate I probably should have done this in fall instead of spring. Ah
> well. My famous black thumb has evidently struck again. <sigh> I can still
> grow weeds though!

Before you completely give up, try Miracle Grow!

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