Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 6, 2007 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Instant bonus tomato patch!!!!!!!
As I think I mentioned before I said I planted some tomatoes in the dirt in the back yard after scraping away the horse herb.
The reason behind this is that I had some good tomato friends send me seeds for green tomatoes as I have never had one before. ((((Thanks tomato friends))))) I needed to plant them somewhere so I found this spot. It has for years been collecting run off debris from all of the rain and is of a nice red sandy loam soil. I helped some this winter with a little water diversion project I had going on.8) So what the heck I will plant something here. After my return from work I found the plants to be doing great so I figured I would help a little not a lot but just a little. So first I mixed in some composted manure then I loaded up a load of decayed leaves that collects in the front yard in front of the house after it rains and mixed it in. Then I decided to put in a drip system to help the wife water the things this summer.8) If you will notice I started with 9 plants but I did not like the way the drip line would have to be run. So what the heck I had some plants in a holding pattern so I added 3 more so now that makes 12 plants. I just turned up more of the yard with a hoe, a free hoe I might add. I’m just too lazy for raised beds and I don’t think everybody needs them. So here it is. Enjoy Worth Here is the patch after I mixed in all of the good stuff. Attachment 275 Here is how easy it is to dig by hand. Attachment 276 A nice hand full of dirt. Attachment 277 Worm family that lives in the patch they are gonna love this place. Attachment 278 I figured I would test out the new drip system. Attachment 279 Last edited by Worth1; November 17, 2012 at 06:45 PM. |
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