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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta
Folks, I have seen much higher productivity in all my container tomatoes, so I am moving this year to 100% container, even for the large tomatoes such as Cherokee Purple and Ozark Orange. I am using 8 Earthboxes and 12 other containers. Are there risks here that I should think about?
I have not yet decided on my fertilizing schedule.
I built 5 nine foot bamboo teepees which will function as tomato supports - plants will grow up each side, and by June they will be a mass of green leaves and tomatoes, if the squirrels leave us alone this year. (Bamboo grows all over Atlanta, lucky for gardeners.)
Peppers and eggplants will go into the pots on the shelf, which is southward facing and gets the most sunlight.
I will use a timed irrigation system again this year - drip feed lines to each pot and plant - that I can control from my phone, meaning I can water my tomatoes from Bangkok or Atlanta.
Appreciate any feedback on this system, particularly on weekly fertilizing.
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Scott, who's timer & software program are you using? I've been on drip for over 15 years but haven't had a smartphone/controller yet... I did buy one 2 years ago but haven't installed it yet--I'm just using a Netafim 6-station timer and an EZ-FLO fertilizer injector. I got tired of having it rain while in a cycle so bought a WiFi Irrigation Caddy controller (I think...) so I can turn it off whenever it rains during a cycle...