General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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December 26, 2016
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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Starting the next winter tomato in my new SIP Bucket design....lol...cheers...
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December 26, 2016
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 2,052
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Is this your own design? It is very nice! You use external shims to support the grow bucket over the support bucket? Do you use anything to make the rolled up cloths rigid?
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December 26, 2016
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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I have been playing with numerous different designs for over a year and half now....I have another design which I will show latter but it requires 4 buckets but is my favorite....got a good deal on the used buckets....lol....but the spacer slats are survey stakes cut at 6 inches which still gives around 3 US gals water reservoir with 1.5" of air space below the bottom of the top bucket....cheers....
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December 26, 2016
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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I only used small zip ties on the ends of the rolled 16" x 16" microfiber cloths cut in half for the wicks, no rigid help....they are around 9.5 inches long below the top bucket to reach bottom of reservoir....I tested them in the buckets with a cardboard around the wicks and they took less than 12 hours to moisten the cardboard pieces....cheers....
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January 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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Just me and my tomato....Happy New Year to Tomatoville.....cheers...
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January 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Posts: 3,149
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I am enjoying seeing your tomato plant grow. It should be flowering soon... Your design is great!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea.
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January 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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I just ordered a King Plus 300 watt LED grow light for my own Christmas present to me and my tomato....lol....cheers...
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January 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Santa Maria California
Posts: 1,014
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What she said. Righand, what is fish species in your profile pic?
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January 1, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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That is a Wahoo species....very tasty steaks....lol....my favorite place in the world....West End village on Roatan Island Honduras....cheers....
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January 8, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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Extended the cage....things are looking up....lol...cheers...
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January 10, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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My tomatoe Christas present.....lol...
Extended cage and installed 300 watt Kingplus LED.....rock and roll....cheers....
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January 11, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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Switched back to 4 - 23 watt CFLs = 400 watts and a new reflector system after the wife did not like the 300 watt LED light cooling fan....lol.....cheers....
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January 13, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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Just added some color CFL's, 2 - 23 watt 2700k with 2 - 23 watt 6400k....cheers
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January 18, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NOVA
Posts: 114
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Do you plan on cloning that one too?
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Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning. |
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January 18, 2017
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
Posts: 110
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That is my plan right now.....cheers....
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