New to growing your own tomatoes? This is the forum to learn the successful techniques used by seasoned tomato growers. Questions are welcome, too.
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I need a favor from anyone that hasn't started seeds yet, (can you hear me up north)?
What I would like if it isn't any trouble is for someone to document how much water they use from the time the seeds sprout till the time of plant out. And how often they water the time between the watering and so forth. With this information I would be able to automate a system to sprout seeds and keep them alive while I was gone. I would need temps and how much water at each watering and what the set up is you would be using. The more information I can get will allow me to punch it in and maybe make this work. Worth |
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I can hear you loud and clear! And I'm assuming we're talking tomato seeds -- right? I won't be starting mine until the end of March, but I can set up a table for tracking data on and try (emphasis on try, because I often get sidetracked and forget to keep records) to get you some data. |
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Thank you. What ever data is missing I can just average it out. ![]() Worth |
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Thanks.
Before I leave again I am going to put some pepper seeds out in the garden under each drippier and see what happens this year. Worth |
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How about setting up a shallow flood and drain basin on a timer for bottom watering? Let them drink all they want every other day or so.
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I was going to suggest something similar. That's basically how I water when I'm around. If you could figure out how to do it without your direct input you'd have it made. As long as it drains, there's no danger of overwatering.
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No matter how you guys do it post it if you please.
We will consider this a think tank, that is how things get done. ![]() I have many options to consider and testing to be done between now and next year. What is not an option is get a friend or neighbor. ![]() Worth |
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This would also depend on the ambient air temperature and the type of media used to grow the plants in, too. There are going to be a lot of factors influencing just how much water and and how often they need it.
Have you looked at the OARDC's ( www.oardc.org.edu ) web site? they might have a lot of the information you are seeking. Every year is going to have different statistics, too and if they have this kind of information recorded there would be several years worth of data.. This sounds like an interesting project. How do northern statistics help you there? or is this not being used for where you are? Our environmental influence would be very different from yours. What about a soil moisture monitor/sensor? that is automated for coming on and turning off according to the sensor? But an ebb and flow system sounds the easiest to work with.
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Worth check this out.
Homemade fill and drain.
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Worth, yeah
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Dutch, I never thought about. Um wow. No
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