Call your vet! They will have a poison control number for pets, the number they provide may or may not have a fee attached.

VERIFY what Epsoma told you.

Take him to the vet!!!

And thanks Sam for the advice :) Guess it brings a whole new meaning to planting in manure!
Patti

One day, after planting more roses and using the bone meal, I decided to take a break and have some lunch. I left everything in it's place while I went inside. When I came back out the plant was flung several feet away and the neighbor's black lab had her head fully inside the bag of bone meal and was scarfing it down.

I grabbed the bag and the dog, called a vet, and gave them all the information. They said it was not a problem.

Anyhow, after that I stopped using bone meal, the digging subsequently stopped, and we didn't have to worry about the neighbor's dog getting into the expensive "dog treat". However, for the longest time after that, their dog used to come over and sit by me whenever I was gardening, which was very enjoyable, although she didn't get to score any more plant food. :-)

The plants got re-set and they're completely fine, but I'll be even more careful next year. Those animals have good noses! :)

--Alison

Alison, have you noticed anything good coming from the planting of the fish heads? I forgot that I wanted to give that a try this year, after seeing it written about on a blog (Cynthia Sandberg's, of Love Apple Farm, in Ben Lomond).

The effect was a healthy boost in the vigor of the young plants almost as soon as I set them in the ground; they quickly got tall and bushy, though it didn't sacrifice flower production for me. They set as usual, and only around now (as the first midseason varieties are thinking about blushing) have they slowed down to a crawl. I just gave them a dose of fertilizer last weekend, and they're picking up again.

Usually it's a slow spring, and I've had trouble feeding the plants enough in my N-deficient soil to get them to a decent size before they set a bunch of fruit and slow down... this year they hit 5' or more before they needed another feeding. Definitely a win in my book. Exercise caution in richer soil, of course.

--Alison

Cocoa contains theobromine, which can kill a dog in large enough quantities. I doubt that most dogs would be able to eat enough TT to be harmed, but I have made a special effort to keep him away from the stuff. According to Snopes.com there is some reason to be concerned. Check this link to learn more.

I thought I would post this for future dog owners whose dogs lick Tomato Maker. For what it's worth, the manufacturers don't even have a phone number on their product. You email them and wait for a call back.

As a container gardener, my main concern is blossom end rot. It rained a LOT this year and it washes the nutrients out of the soil. Next year I'm probably just going to go with the initial slow release stuff mixed with the soil and continue watering in the fish-and-seaweed stuff periodically. For BER I'm going to try Mike McGrath's suggestion in his tomato book - which is to add the dried shells of ten eggs to the soil to prevent BER.