General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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Tomatovillian™
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I paid about 22 dollars for two of the 2 cubic feet bales at the Home Depot in Houston back at Thanksgiving. I haven't seen it here yet at our local store, in fact they were just starting to set up their spring display. We had about a week of snow, ice and freezing temps. Unusual for us.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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I am going to try the EB this year. Thanks for the ideas!
I was wondering though, has anyone ran air from a aquarium pump to the water chamber? It might be overkill but just thinking that if the roots get submerged, maybe a little oxygen could boost there intake of nutrient rich water ![]() Also, has anyone tried alfalfa tea, or any other homemade brews? |
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Thomas,
I have made aerated compost tea, and just compost tea (soak compost in water and drain lechate). Plants really like this stuff. If you go to a site called dirtdoctor.com, they have alot of info about home brews. |
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creister,
I have made my own homebrews before also..I should have made my post a little more clear. I meant has anyone added these teas directly to the water chamber? Sorry for the confusion ![]() |
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Thomas, with an earthbox (either the real deal or homemade), people usually put fertilizer in a strip on top of the potting mix inside the box. That should really be enough; you probably wouldn't want to add anything else to the water to avoid possibly overfertilizing the plants.
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One of the other topics in this forum, the poster said they used the strip and foliar feeding. This overfed his plants with nitrogen, which led to increased BER. I think it is in the Post titled Homemade Earthboxes, has about 7 pages.
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Okay, I have another question. What is a pond basket? It looks like a colander to me. Is it the same?
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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It's actually smaller than a colander, but it does kinda resemble it. I buy my little pond baskets from Lowe's.
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For all you DIY "self"-watering boxes, you will still be watering yourself.
Information is availabe on the net for truly automatic self-watering systems so that if you are going on vacations, you don't have to find someone to care for your plants. dcarch
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I've gone close to a week without adding more water to the 18 gal sized self-watering containers. In the summer time, I'm expecting the time in between topping off the containers to be less... maybe 2-3 days.
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I don't have room for containers, but I was intrigued by people who use float switches with aquarium pumps and toilet float valves to make fully automatic self-watering containers.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Would you folks help me figure out what and where to buy products needed to fix DIY EBs so they'll be self-watering, as in a float controlled device that will fill EB with water from a 1/4 inch water line. Any help will be appreciated.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Can't see the pic in the thread at Dave's Garden, Earl. I got this message and a big blank spot on the page:
Only paid subscribers may view the full-size forum photos. |
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BC, I sent you a PM. Or just go to Feldon's site and check in my Miscellaneous folder.
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