Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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I'm always looking for inexpensive gifts for family and friends. Bought several of these Total Green Kitchen Planters for $3.99 Canadian at my local grocer "Food Basics".
The same kitchen herb planter sells for $5.99 at Metro and Home Hardware. http://consumer.totalgreen.com/colle...-trio-grow-kit https://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...0ro/R-I5029519 |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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Very cool! Are they really out already?
Linda |
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Riding The Crazy Train Again
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Marcos, California
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I hope to see lots of posts in this thread. Great topic and thanks for starting it!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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For Christmas one year, I received an old, well built, rusty hoe. Likely it was picked up for free. I cleaned off the rust by simply using it.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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I like to get one of them pull carts to carry things around the garden
Since nobody will gift one, I will have to buy one myself. ![]()
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Garden planting trowel.
I have a Fiskars, love the thing. Or a dibble. Worth |
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BANNED FOR LIFE
Join Date: May 2014
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The Dollar Tree has some garden tools this year that seem to be of good quality. They are heavy gauge compared to a lot of cheap hand tools. They don't bend when digging so far. https://www.dollartree.com/Garden-Co...6766/index.pro
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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I like to get trowels that are aluminum as I HATE those cheap ones that bend with the slightest pressure.
For Canucks, I have found them at Home Hardware and Cdn Tire for around $8. Not a bad price, and they haven't broken after a few years. Only thing is that the handles are dark green and blend in (get lost). Linda |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Wrap you handles with it in stripes. My Fishers are heavy cast aluminum. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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These may be cast aluminum too.
Sounds good Worth, as long as the tape doesn't have sticky sides. I like to "hide" a trowel in the front garden, but they need bright orange on them in the back garden if I am to find them again! I went out and bought several of them, one for each bed, but they frequently manage to go AWOL ![]() Linda |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
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A couple years ago I spent almost $40 on 2 packs of row cover from nurseries. Normally I'd piece stuff together, get coupons for the fabric store and buy tulle, or look for something I could use at the thrift stores. That year, I ran out of time because I planted a whole greenhouse full of stuff the week before we left on vacation, so I needed a quick cover that wouldn't need tending. One of those row covers got shredded in the wind, and the other one gets saturated by rain and blown about by the wind.
I've also used tulle from the fabric store (gets holes in it as it gets buffeted about by wind and rain), free/cheap tablecloths and sheets from rummage sales (get rain-sodden and fall off), etc. Anyway, this year I was looking in the as-is section at Ikea and found some tulle-like curtains for $3 -- 2 panels, each about 8x9 ft. (but no label for ID). With all the rainstorms we've had this season, those are the only covers that have held up -- haven't blown off in the wind and rain, haven't developed holes (except the ones the rats made a couple times), etc. I went back yesterday to find more, and found out the regular price is only $5 -- the name is Lill, and they're 100% polyester. Great deal for 6 yards of very durable fabric! To attach them to pvc hoops, I use large clothespins from the dollar store -- $1 for iirc an 8-pack. I also use regular clothespins to attach the fabric to itself, as needed. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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I bough five yards of fine mesh nylon tulle at WM, @ 97 cents per yard. It is 2 yard wide.
You can't beat that. I plant to use it as insect shield, for myself ![]() I will hit Dollar Tree tomorrow, to get some pots and whatever garden supply I find and I need. I believe in buying good tools that last. But with disposable/one time use items it does not matter that much.
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cheap , garden gifts , kitchen garden , kits |
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