Fall Container Planting

garaj · August 3, 2006

Getting ready for the Fall planting. The seven DYI self-waterers (18 GAL tote box type) were cleaned up, chlorinated, bottom supports reworked, hosed out and are ready to go. On August 1st, I started seeds of the following varieties in Jiffy Mix: Sioux, Super Sioux, Mule Team, Mortgage Lifter, Arkansas Traveler, Box Car Willy, Druzba, Dona, Better Boy and Early Girl. Around August 21st, I'll set the seedlings out and we're off to the races.

In an effort to find a good reliable hot weather variety, I started some Solar Fire seeds (TGS) on July 10th. Plants are coming along fine and will go into 5 gal containers tomorrow. Other hot weather varieties didn't work out for me in the past. What the heck, I'll give it one more try. High temps for the day have been 88-90 falling to 75-76 at night. They'll continue in that range through August and then should start to show slight declines as we move into September. Garaj

Mantis · August 22, 2006

Good luck. Let us know how they work out.

bydsign · October 7, 2006

My neighbor's helping me put together my homemade
self-watering containers this weekend and next.

I've got the following 5-wk old tomato varieties ready to
transplant:

- Cherokee Purple
- Kellog's Breakfast
- Brandywine Red (the biggest & thickest)
- Sungold
- Brandy Boy
- Brandywine
- Brandywine Sudduth
- Uncle Steve's Oxheart
- Orange Heirloom
- Sweet 100 (this will be for the blue birds)
- Matt's Wild Cherry

I'll take pics as soon as I've got them set up! 8)

bydsign · November 19, 2006

I ended up with 9 DIY earthbox containers... and I'm working
on a 10th!

These bootleg earthboxes will be a mainstay in my garden!

Tomstrees · November 21, 2006

bydsign !

Pics please ! Pics !

~ Tom

bydsign · November 22, 2006

I used my cell phone to take this pic back in October.
Will take more current pics during this holiday season.

bydsign · November 22, 2006

Just went out back and took another pic. It's dusk, so
lighting's not great.

I'm staking with 1/2" PVC pipe and thicker bamboo. It's
quite a hodgepodge in my garden. I'm no Martha Stewart,
that's for sure!

August 3, 2006	#1
garaj Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Beach, FL Posts: 19	Fall Container Planting Getting ready for the Fall planting. The seven DYI self-waterers (18 GAL tote box type) were cleaned up, chlorinated, bottom supports reworked, hosed out and are ready to go. On August 1st, I started seeds of the following varieties in Jiffy Mix: Sioux, Super Sioux, Mule Team, Mortgage Lifter, Arkansas Traveler, Box Car Willy, Druzba, Dona, Better Boy and Early Girl. Around August 21st, I'll set the seedlings out and we're off to the races. In an effort to find a good reliable hot weather variety, I started some Solar Fire seeds (TGS) on July 10th. Plants are coming along fine and will go into 5 gal containers tomorrow. Other hot weather varieties didn't work out for me in the past. What the heck, I'll give it one more try. High temps for the day have been 88-90 falling to 75-76 at night. They'll continue in that range through August and then should start to show slight declines as we move into September. Garaj

November 19, 2006	#4
bydsign Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Zone 10 - South Florida Posts: 91	I ended up with 9 DIY earthbox containers... and I'm working on a 10th! These bootleg earthboxes will be a mainstay in my garden! __________________ Darlette

November 21, 2006	#5
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	bydsign ! Pics please ! Pics ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

November 22, 2006	#6
bydsign Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Zone 10 - South Florida Posts: 91	I used my cell phone to take this pic back in October. Will take more current pics during this holiday season. __________________ Darlette

November 22, 2006	#7
bydsign Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Zone 10 - South Florida Posts: 91	Just went out back and took another pic. It's dusk, so lighting's not great. I'm staking with 1/2" PVC pipe and thicker bamboo. It's quite a hodgepodge in my garden. I'm no Martha Stewart, that's for sure! __________________ Darlette

August 22, 2006	#2
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Good luck. Let us know how they work out.

October 7, 2006	#3
bydsign Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Zone 10 - South Florida Posts: 91	My neighbor's helping me put together my homemade self-watering containers this weekend and next. I've got the following 5-wk old tomato varieties ready to transplant: - Cherokee Purple - Kellog's Breakfast - Brandywine Red (the biggest & thickest) - Sungold - Brandy Boy - Brandywine - Brandywine Sudduth - Uncle Steve's Oxheart - Orange Heirloom - Sweet 100 (this will be for the blue birds) - Matt's Wild Cherry I'll take pics as soon as I've got them set up! 8)