Double 5 Gallon buckets and pitfalls and varieties

vintagepatch · March 11, 2011

I have access to free food grade 5 gallon buckets. I am going to use 2 buckets inserted one inside the other. The bottom bucket will hold the water to be wicked up to the top bucket with the tomato in the top. The buckets will be placed in a planter area that is raised area. The raised area is a limestone planter that hides my rainwater plumbing and is tall enough to hide the buckets. My questions are as follows:

What varieties? The new dwarfs? What is the best wicking material? After the tomato season is over has anyone planted anything else? Has anyone hooked up a main bucket to feed siphon water/fertilizer to multiple buckets at the same time?
I know I will have other questions later.

Any input will help. Thanks!

Mary

March 11, 2011	#1
vintagepatch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Texas Posts: 38	Double 5 Gallon buckets and pitfalls and varieties I have access to free food grade 5 gallon buckets. I am going to use 2 buckets inserted one inside the other. The bottom bucket will hold the water to be wicked up to the top bucket with the tomato in the top. The buckets will be placed in a planter area that is raised area. The raised area is a limestone planter that hides my rainwater plumbing and is tall enough to hide the buckets. My questions are as follows: What varieties? The new dwarfs? What is the best wicking material? After the tomato season is over has anyone planted anything else? Has anyone hooked up a main bucket to feed siphon water/fertilizer to multiple buckets at the same time? I know I will have other questions later. Any input will help. Thanks! Mary