General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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amazing
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Buying diapers is a lot more expensive than just purchasing the gel itself from a gardening site. Works well for hanging baskets, etc.
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I had to look after my friends outside potted annual plants while she was away for a month. One container never seemed to need water, which was good because it was far away from the hose. She told me later that she had put a (clean) diaper in the bottom of the container.
I think this video is most interesting! I would use it for ornamentals, but I'm not so sure that I'd use it for veggies. Linda |
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I bought the gel granules from a gardening site a few years ago and I remember thinking they were kind of pricey.
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Mmm,, at the price of diapers I would rather not but I have bought those cheap cellulose kitchen sponges and used them. Cost a dollar or two at the Dollar Store. Works just as well.
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"Gently used diapers"
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Salsa, you may just have solved a big landfill problem - used diapers. One in every pot.
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There is an organic product that I have used before.
Also, if your water is high in salt, don't use any of these products. The crystals will trap the salt and you cannot flush the salt out.
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Yes, I don't know if it is in this one but the one I saw did say to just rinse out "gently used diapers" which would of course make them virtually free and help with landfill space too!
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![]() I have used those granules and they are great, but they expand a lot. Each grain (the size of a grain of rice) expands to roughly a 1" cube. You have to be careful where you put them because they can pop your annuals right out of the container ![]() Linda |
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having Bonsai in the link could have raised some concern...
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We use water retention pellets in flower baskets, I'm not sure about eating stuff grown in it though.
Try this on one or two, cut out part of the bottoms if watering is an issue. I have done a sort of dry farming attempt by doing this, with pots setting on the ground. I have also actually had many roots grow right through the bottoms of grow bags, when the plants were starved of water, I could barely pull up the containers in the fall. The tomatoes were excellent and the yield was pretty good too. Anyway, they will survive on much less water. |
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