General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I just joined this forum and this is my first post. I'm building two of the 18 gallon SWCs. I have checked at Lowe's and Home Depot for a pond basket but they don't have them (the smaller ones). I did buy two that are 9 3/4" square but think that is probably too big. Does anyone have an idea where I might find the small round baskets?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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ny,
Don't use the large baskets at HD. Your mix will get too wet and you sacrifice several inches depth for the Grow Media. Go to ANY Hydroponics Shop and ask for a "5 inch Net Pot". Should be about $1.25. Raybo ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Thanks for the info Raybo. I'll check with the shop as you suggest.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Los Angeles
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Amazon.com carries them, that is where I got mine, but I thought the shipping was kind of high. The shipping was more the four baskets I bought.
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Tomatovillian™
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If you can find a Hydroponics Shop near you, then a "Buck-twenty-five" is your best deal. If no Hydro Shop is around - then Amazon is you choice of last resort.
Here is a link on Amazon.com for 5 of them for $12.30 including Shipping, which works out to be about $2.25 each http://www.amazon.com/5-Net-Pots-pot...1370172&sr=8-2 Raybo ![]() Last edited by rnewste; March 28, 2011 at 11:44 PM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sacramento CA
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Sorry, I don't remember how much they cost. Rick |
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Tomatovillian™
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Rick,
If you use these as wicking baskets, be sure to sand off the little "nipples" on the bottom of these pots. The weight of the Grow Media will over time, cause these nibs to penetrate the bottom of the water reservoir. This actually happened to me when I used the 9 inch baskets a few years ago. The nibs at the 4 corners actually drove cracks into the bottom of the 'Tainers and they began to leak. ![]() You want the bottom of the wicking basket to be perfectly smooth. ![]() Raybo ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Ray,
Thank you for the heads up on the nibs. Rick |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
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I have a large cement aquarium full of Talapia and crobia and catfish, what type of medium can I pot and lower into the pond to grow tomatoes directly from the nice green rich natural fish water? Anyone try this? The Aquarium is abour 2000 gallons... Thanks
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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Tom,
Check out this site on using your fish water http://www.growingpower.org/aquaponics.htm I took a tour of the place last fall. Very interesting. Gave me some ideas about some other things I could do here. Carol |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
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Thanks Carol, I will check it out.....
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
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This could be wonderful, I have coconut trees here right in my yard! I could use the coconut husks along with some compost for good wicking/drainage... Just need to find a way to chop them up or crush them,,,
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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The ideal is that the table fills with water and has a mechanical drain that activated once the water gets so high and drains the table. This is on a timer or cycle. The benefits is that the media (hydroton {expanded clay pellets} will soak up the water and nutrients and as it drains O2 gets pulled into the system as well. Also it will act as a giant bio filter for the fish tank as well.
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Join Date: May 2010
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![]() ![]() If I were to redo the LakeTainer concept from scratch instead of using stuff that was just laying around I'd try to arrange a container that floated entirely above the water and have a cloth wick to keep the growing medium moist. That is, I'd probably copy the global bucket plans rather than Raybo's EarthTainer. That said the two Sophie's Choice that I planted are doing their best to turn my LakeTainer into a jungle so it works well enough as is. If you really want to use a significant portion of your fishes fertilizer, I'm guessing you'll have to listen to the hard working people giving advice above. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Tucson
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How are you suspending the bucket so that the plant is not flooded?
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