EarthTainer Update - with Pics

rnewste · April 15, 2008

We've had some unusually warm weather for N. California this weekend approaching 90 degrees, and the tomato plants are lovin it. Here are about half of my 'Tainers with the others scattered on the deck where they get partial sunshine.

On the left is a JD Special C-Tex, and on the right is a Purple Haze (one seed turned out to be RL and one seed PL, so I am letting both grow to see what develops):

The Cherokee Chocolate that I had started in the window-box back in October is adding 6 inches per week, and is over the top of its cage. So that is the next project - adding a 33 inch extension to all of the cages - but I have some "breathing time" before they will be needed on all the 'Tainers.

Ray

dice · April 15, 2008

Looks good. So did you ever find teflon sliders
to go under them?

rnewste · April 15, 2008

Aah dice, you have an excellent memory!!

No, I wasn't able to find anything practical to slip under the 'Tainers on the deck - - but my husky 30 yr. old son and I are able to spin them around on their axis together, without a lot of huffing and puffing on my part. Even though each one weighs over 150 lbs, the Rubbermaid plastic compound is just slick enough to rotate, without pulling a muscle (yet).

Ray

tache · April 18, 2008

Oh boy, they look so good and so full of promise. How long do you think it will be before you have a crop?

April 15, 2008	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	EarthTainer Update - with Pics We've had some unusually warm weather for N. California this weekend approaching 90 degrees, and the tomato plants are lovin it. Here are about half of my 'Tainers with the others scattered on the deck where they get partial sunshine. On the left is a JD Special C-Tex, and on the right is a Purple Haze (one seed turned out to be RL and one seed PL, so I am letting both grow to see what develops): The Cherokee Chocolate that I had started in the window-box back in October is adding 6 inches per week, and is over the top of its cage. So that is the next project - adding a 33 inch extension to all of the cages - but I have some "breathing time" before they will be needed on all the 'Tainers. Ray

April 15, 2008	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Looks good. So did you ever find teflon sliders to go under them? __________________ -- alias

April 18, 2008	#4
tache Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 52	Oh boy, they look so good and so full of promise. How long do you think it will be before you have a crop?