Decorative Container

Structure · June 4, 2009

Hi folks,

Just thought I'd share my decorative container. This is a gift for my brother and his wife who live in a condo in Santa Barbara and don't have much space. I'm hoping the decorative nature will allow them to put it out front. The design utilizes a lot of ideas garnered from this forum and GW. Thanks to everyone.

The pot is fiberglass from HomeDepot. Probably not my first choice of design, but I wanted a sealed bottom. I will be attaching one of those green plastic tomato cages to the threaded rods. The type of cage that clips together. This should allow easy transport of the plant the next time we visit while still providing solid support.

Oh, the tomato? Sungold

Oh, the dog? That's Lola. She prefers peppers to tomatoes, but will gobble tomatoes if given a chance. You know Labs, 80% of the world is food, the other 20%, edible.

habitat_gardener · June 4, 2009

Lola is adorable!

The self-watering container's pretty nice, too.

kevokie · June 4, 2009

Great looking container and pooch! We had a Golden Retriever and a couple Cocker Spaniels before we moved. Those dogs absolutely loved cherry tomatoes. The would nose through the cherry tomatoes and eat every red piece of heaven that they could get their grubby little paws on. I sure miss that.

Leafer · June 4, 2009

Hey, that's really nice! My gf might actually go for that, lol!

June 4, 2009	#1
Structure Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 99	Decorative Container Hi folks, Just thought I'd share my decorative container. This is a gift for my brother and his wife who live in a condo in Santa Barbara and don't have much space. I'm hoping the decorative nature will allow them to put it out front. The design utilizes a lot of ideas garnered from this forum and GW. Thanks to everyone. The pot is fiberglass from HomeDepot. Probably not my first choice of design, but I wanted a sealed bottom. I will be attaching one of those green plastic tomato cages to the threaded rods. The type of cage that clips together. This should allow easy transport of the plant the next time we visit while still providing solid support. Oh, the tomato? Sungold Oh, the dog? That's Lola. She prefers peppers to tomatoes, but will gobble tomatoes if given a chance. You know Labs, 80% of the world is food, the other 20%, edible.

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kevokie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 157	Great looking container and pooch! We had a Golden Retriever and a couple Cocker Spaniels before we moved. Those dogs absolutely loved cherry tomatoes. The would nose through the cherry tomatoes and eat every red piece of heaven that they could get their grubby little paws on. I sure miss that. __________________ Kevin "A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins."- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

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habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	Lola is adorable! The self-watering container's pretty nice, too.

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Leafer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 13	Hey, that's really nice! My gf might actually go for that, lol!