Supports for 5 gal. bucket tomatoes - Page 4

Rockporter · June 2, 2012

Pierson, like Brandywine. It is a yellow tomato and huge with a nice flavor and the acid is not so bad at all.

Rockporter · June 2, 2012

Hmm, does anyone have any ideas about how to support the 5 gallon buckets and keep them upright? I am at a loss for anything to do here. Ha ha, we still need support when on concrete patios. I mean I have concrete cinder blocks around mine but it won't really help much when they are extremely top heavy and the wind is knocking them over.

Rockporter · June 2, 2012

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Originally Posted by Ivy123

I've made a little hole in the bottom of my buckets and tied a string/stick under it and brought it up through the dirt.... I've been trying to talk hubby into just putting a nail in the overhang of wood/roof to stake it.. He's just not going for it lol

by the way what variety is that?

I'm not sure what you mean about the hole and string on your buckets but using an eye hook to tie the string through would probably work better than a nail and those screw into the wood. But hey, I can see hubby's side too, lol.

Ivy123 · June 2, 2012

so you agree?... he should just be ultra cool and stand out there holding my prize container? lol

hold still while I cut and paste your verbiage...lol

> tie twine in the middle of about a 2" sturdy little stick...pull string up threw hole in bottom of bucket..Not sure if thats any more understandable lol

Rockporter · June 2, 2012

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Originally Posted by Ivy123

so you agree?... he should just be ultra cool and stand out there holding my prize container? lol

hold still while I cut and paste your verbiage...lol

> tie twine in the middle of about a 2" sturdy little stick...pull string up threw hole in bottom of bucket..Not sure if thats any more understandable lol

Ha Ha, not tuouching the hubby thing with a 10' pole but now I understand your string solution.

Are we way off topic here? I don't want to upset the balance of TV with this thread.

I think we are still on topic because we are talking about support in 5 gallon buckets but just want to be sure.

Ivy, come to think of it, if you were to take cinder blocks stacked two high, around your buckets, they should stand just fine. I think I am getting more cinder blocks just for this purpose. I currently only have one layer around my buckets.

PonyMan · June 2, 2012

Coming right along fine!

Steve

Rockporter · June 2, 2012

Amazing Ponyman, I can't get over that setup..

PonyMan · June 2, 2012

it's just one of those things where you find yourself thinking - "I need more! I need more"! hahaha

Steve

PonyMan · June 9, 2012

...and we're growing right along!

lakelady · June 9, 2012

I just love that setup, what a great job you did! Thanks for sharing the update too!

Rockporter · June 17, 2012

Ivy, have you received your grids yet? If so, how did it go?

Tapout · June 17, 2012

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Originally Posted by Rockporter

Hmm, does anyone have any ideas about how to support the 5 gallon buckets and keep them upright? I am at a loss for anything to do here. Ha ha, we still need support when on concrete patios. I mean I have concrete cinder blocks around mine but it won't really help much when they are extremely top heavy and the wind is knocking them over.

Ok, think like your pitching a tent "don't even go there" on a hard surface how do you stake it down? you use rocks "in your case cinder blocks ect.." and "TIE" it down in the same manor as you would normally except where you would have stakes you have a cinder block. problem solved.

Rockporter · June 17, 2012

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Originally Posted by Tapout

Ok, think like your pitching a tent "don't even go there" on a hard surface how do you stake it down? you use rocks "in your case cinder blocks ect.." and "TIE" it down in the same manor as you would normally except where you would have stakes you have a cinder block. problem solved.

I never ever ever thought of this design, geez you would think since I tied the cinder blocks to my shade screen setup that I would have "thunk it" out to tie it off to the buckets, lol.

Thanks for snapping me into reality here.

Tapout · June 17, 2012

It's ok we all have brain farts from time to time. I lost my keys in my pocket yesterday.

Rockporter · June 17, 2012

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Originally Posted by Tapout

It's ok we all have brain farts from time to time. I lost my keys in my pocket yesterday.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Too Funny!

June 2, 2012	#46
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Pierson, like Brandywine. It is a yellow tomato and huge with a nice flavor and the acid is not so bad at all. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

June 2, 2012	#47
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Hmm, does anyone have any ideas about how to support the 5 gallon buckets and keep them upright? I am at a loss for anything to do here. Ha ha, we still need support when on concrete patios. I mean I have concrete cinder blocks around mine but it won't really help much when they are extremely top heavy and the wind is knocking them over. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

June 2, 2012	#52
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Amazing Ponyman, I can't get over that setup.. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

June 9, 2012	#55
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	I just love that setup, what a great job you did! Thanks for sharing the update too! __________________ Antoniette

June 17, 2012	#56
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Ivy, have you received your grids yet? If so, how did it go? __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

June 2, 2012	#49
Ivy123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Indianapolis zone 5 Posts: 37	so you agree?... he should just be ultra cool and stand out there holding my prize container? lol hold still while I cut and paste your verbiage...lol > tie twine in the middle of about a 2" sturdy little stick...pull string up threw hole in bottom of bucket..Not sure if thats any more understandable lol

June 2, 2012	#53
PonyMan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Central, La Posts: 14	it's just one of those things where you find yourself thinking - "I need more! I need more"! hahaha Steve

June 17, 2012	#59
Tapout Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 355	It's ok we all have brain farts from time to time. I lost my keys in my pocket yesterday.