Comments on: how we plant our tomatoes

By: Gerald Brown

Gerald Brown — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:26:43 +0000

Hello! I live in New Zealand and as I’m semi-disabled I grow tomatoes in plastic buckets.Your set-up looks really great.I water in two ways. Either by hand with hose, or with plastic lemonade bottles.Just fill with water, put tissue in top of bottle, and stuff into bucket.It releases water very slowly.I’m going to try your idea next year.

By: Глебик

Глебик — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:25:56 +0000

Вечер добрый. У меня есть вопрос по поводу контекстной рекламы на Вашем сайте. Вам не доводилось сталкиваться со случаями блокирования аккаунта администрацией гугла за типа “накрутку”? Как защитить себя в этом случае?

By: asonomagarden

asonomagarden — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:12:58 +0000

I’m so glad to hear CR!

By: redruzek

redruzek — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:31:52 +0000

I implemented the PVC pipe watering suggestion and have had the greatest crop of tomatoes in 20 years!!!

I live in ND where the summer was very cool but despite the weather, I watered
every other day and have never seen anything like this years crop. And, I night add, not blight, worms, disease of any kind.

Thank you.

By: asonomagarden

asonomagarden — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:51:44 +0000

Hi rt. We don’t fertilize them at all. We condition the soil well before we put them in and then they are on their own. We do add compost around them mid season, but other than that we just give them tough love and water.

By: rt

rt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:27:42 +0000

hi, my question is how do you guys fertilize these tomato plants, with liquid fertilizer, down the pipes or on top,around the plant or how? I put in the pipes last night, and wired it up, just 1 plant in the ground now though, and 9 others in 5 gallon pots cherry tomatoes.
thanks rt

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By: asonomagarden

asonomagarden — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:11:27 +0000

Hi Windsor Cindy,
We watch how the tomatoes are doing and water based on that. We’ve found that with our soil and climate that doing a deep watering once a week is all we need to do. We do fill up the pipes a few times during that watering so we give them plenty of water. I love your idea of using kitchen water scraps to water with. I was going to use watering cans to hold water scraps, but buckets would be much better. It’s amazing how all that water adds up, isn’t it? Thanks for the comment.

By: Windsor Cindy

Windsor Cindy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:04:41 +0000

Hi,

I put in deep pipes for my dwarf fruit trees and am watering them with rinse water from the kitchen which I am amazed to discover I have an abundance of, about 2 buckets per time working in the kitchen. After thinking I wouldn’t have enough water this way I now believe I have a surfeit an am anxious to put in deep pipes for my tomatoes and possible zucchini and other fruiting plants.
My question is, how often do you water your plants? I pour the water down the pipe and it promptly disappears and I have no idea how moist it’s staying down there around the tree roots.
I have thought about getting a moisture meter but thought I’d ask you what your experience has been with general frequency of watering with this method. I don’t want to overwater.

Thanks