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May 22, 2009 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Romania
Posts: 20
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Here in my country people are not interested about the variety of the tomato, only by size and shape. This is because the agriculture is underdeveloped.
It doesn't worth to work the land because you won't get a price when you want to sell the crop. In this way we can buy from supermarket imported tasteless tomato but very good looking and with almost perfect shape and good price (not cheap). Instead cultivating or buying from local growers all big companies prefer to import the vegetables and fruits. I attached a pdf file that describe best the tomato market from here. I'm sure that we have a few good local tomato variety developed in time but very difficult to know the names and almost impossible to find seeds. Thanks for the replies. Best regards, Catalin |
May 22, 2009 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 985
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Catalinsv:
Thanks for the info and the link...I can see why you grow your own tomatoes. |
May 26, 2009 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Romania
Posts: 20
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A new improvement to my greenhouse: the shadowing net.
I used a old anti dust mesh from a construction company the ones that are delivered for free when you buy a lot of construction materials, with the name of the company printed big on it in commercial purposes. It has two main functions: 1. shadow 2. protection against wind of the greenhouse cover. (I have a lot of wind in my area, sometimes strong, that's why I have to reinforce the structure with a lot of wood.) Also I posted a few pictures with the planted field near the greenhouse. Corn looks good. These days I will finish my dripping irrigation system. You will get some pictures as soon as I'll finish the work. Best regards, Catalin. |
May 27, 2009 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: east texas
Posts: 686
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Nice repurpose of the net, you must be very busy taking care of everything you have planted.
have a good harvest, neva |
May 28, 2009 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Romania
Posts: 20
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Hello to all Tomatovillians.
I’m back with the: Dripping System (and I highly recommend it for all who need irrigation on a small/medium scale). Materials used: - 250-270 liters barrel - Support for the barrel made of wood and under the legs are a few floor tiles for better positioning - PVC pipe ¾” as a distribution line for the water - 1” valve - Old piece of pantyhose instead of filter - A connector between the barrel and the valve (from a old sink) - 4mm hose (usually is used black color) - Drippers (the red ones, at 0,2$ each, I found them by mistake in a plant shop) The 4mm hose is pressed inside the PVC distribution line trough 3,9mm holes. First I made a test using a 2 liters PET bottle and one dripper. It was delivered 2 liters of water in 25-30 minutes. From the barrel, because it stays on a support at 1,20 meters high, the flow is higher but it can be adjusted from the valve. The drippers deliver water directly to the plant root and the dirt is wet only around the plant as you see in the pictures. It’s perfect for my plants. I can adjust and optimize easily the amount of water according to the greenhouse temperature. Also the barrel is filled after every watering and the water have enough time to warm. One of the benefits of this type of installation is that the drippers never clogging, and you use only one distribution line for multiple rows. And of course it can be automatized if is needed. Best regards, Catalin |
May 29, 2009 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: east texas
Posts: 686
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wow, it looks great and like a lot of work. I would never be aable to talk my DH into a project like that.
neva |
May 29, 2009 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Romania
Posts: 20
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Hi Neva,
It took me only 1 hour to setup the dripping system as you see it (without the support for the barrel). Of course I had all the needed materials already prepared. Best regards, Catalin |
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