Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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May 8, 2018 | #1 |
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Has anybody used these...
Has anybody used these "tomato trays" and if so, how deep are the watering holes?
https://www.houzz.com/product/109330...-gdn_109330230 Out of all the pics on the 'net, I've yet to see a side view or bottom view... |
May 8, 2018 | #2 |
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Maybe this will help. https://youtu.be/vN1famDGt1U
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The one shown shows water can get to the soil,I call it dirt,so what happens to moisture down there in the dirt? When the plants get bigger, same story. Have I ever used them,yes, ones that had no water entry to the dirt just once and never again. So why did I do it in the first place? There were all these claims about using different colored plastic mulch, that turned out to be false claims,the ones where you put a cone shaped plastic tent that had chambers you put water in so they'd collect thermal energy that would keep the plants from freezing, if that happened. I'm just a curious person when it comes to new this,buy that.,etc. Carolyn
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May 8, 2018 | #4 |
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Wow I learned something new, "each tray holds a half gallon of water, EXACTLY what a tomato plant needs both morning and night"
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My wholesale distributor has the Tomato Trays for about $7 for a 3-pack, but you must buy (16) 3-packs, plus shipping. I have found them similarly priced at a few other places. Still, I would really like to see how deep the drain holes go... Thanks again. |
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Exactly my point as I posted above. Carolyn
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I 'm considering using them in my 3x7' square foot pepper bed too, that would only leave small strips 3-5" between all the plants, eliminating 90% or more of the weeds and sedges. Also, the beds are on drip fertigation, this will visually help seeing any bad emitters or problems. I don't have to manually fill these up P.S. The cone shaped ones? Are you talking abot Wall o' Water's? Last edited by korney19; May 8, 2018 at 02:34 PM. |
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May 8, 2018 | #8 |
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Does anybody remember what these used to be called? It had a name like tomatonator or something, maybe if I searched for pics on the old name I'd get the picture I'm looking for...
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May 8, 2018 | #9 |
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I had something similar years ago from Gardener's Supply. They were black and they had four holes to poke cages through. I guess they probably lasted for 3 seasons or so before disintegrating. They were ok, but now I just use black plastic with some mulch around the planting holes and it's weed-free all season long. When I don't have enough plastic, I lay down 2 layers of newspaper and cover it with pond weed or grass clippings. However, I think the plastic does a better job of keeping the moisture in.
I bought some red plastic on sale at the end of last season. If it's too thin, I will put newspaper under it, as that keeps the weeds from poking through. Maybe I can get a fourth season out of my black plastic as well..... We shall see. Linda |
May 8, 2018 | #10 |
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I just use a large sheet of cardboard and pile leaves and pine needles on top of it.
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May 10, 2018 | #11 |
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Thanks everybody!
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