Containers for Tomatoes, how small is too small?
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Tomatoe & Pepper how Big or should I say small of a container
Comments (5)Buy a roll of chicken wire and find some scrap wood and drive the wood in a circle around the plants. Tack the chicken wire to the posts and you will be rabbit proof. Buy a few wire tomato cages and set them inside the round enclosure you made and set one long strong stake right next to the stem of the plants but don't injure the roots. (stake first and then insert plant and you should be fine.) Not the strongest setup and you will have to twine the vines as they grow but it should work for you. Once the plants grow you could let them crawl along the ground if you do a heavy mulch. You'll lose a few fruits if you don't pick them early. Both plants are indeterminate I (think) and you can also attach a trellis to the strong stake to train the vines. Good luck. I tomato cage and stake my peppers and I have lots of squirrels but they leave them alone. They seem to do ok in the wire t. cages. BTW, last year I used 5 gal containers for some tomatos and they got root bound and quit producing before I quit eating. Not enough room and I had to water daily. This year peppers get 5gal containers with a city mulch and regular garden dirt mix, and the tomato containers are at least 12 gal, some more. Both will get a soaker hose running on them. I also fertilize with a box of tomato food. Works for me....See MoreHow small is too small to start a new tree?
Comments (24)Yeah, Tom has it right. Nothing is too small. Let me tell the story of my "dixie cup" tree. Near the town of Hyattstown, MD--not to be confused with Hyattsville, MD, there was an old house with two Norway spruce trees planted in front as traditional German "bride and groom" trees. These two trees, when I first saw them, made me think of the giant conifers of the Pacific N.W. I visited these trees from time to time just to see how they were doing and to admire their magnificence. One of the last times I saw these trees the house had been abandoned and it was spring, so I thought I would scrounge around and see if I could find any seedlings. Well, I found a few, but they were so very, very small--really just seeds that had germinated just about a week before. No green except the little ring of cotyledons. I put them in little plantic coffee cups that I found by the roadside (not actually dixie cups) and took them home and planted them in my garden. One soon died. Another lived for a little over a year, and the third I have growing now at my place in Winchester. After it grew in my garden in Arlington for about 4 years, I moved it to my timberland place where it grew for three more years and then I moved it to my place in Winchester. It almost died from my fertilizer mistake three years ago, but is now in full recovery mode. I really treasure this little thing--maybe not so little now. So--nothing is too small, even for transplanting. The other two seedlings died, probably because they were not the product of cross pollination. A pair of trees NS growing alone is usually not a good source for seed that will produce good strong trees. But these trees were so magnificent, I had to try to find something. I say "were" because the one that was slightly smaller has died--and I have not seen the other one for more than 10 years now. --Spruce...See MoreContainer tomatoes sprouts are too small and yellowish
Comments (2)I over watered my tomato seedlings this year and they all had yellow lower leaves. Make sure your mix is free draining enough....See MoreSmall Addition, how small is bedroom too small?
Comments (19)NaviJen, pleased to see you posting with us. Mass. is a whole different style of housing than what I'm used to in Alabama. Like lower ceilings, big basements, storm windows, dormers, angled ceilings upstairs. And I've been surprised at the absence of air conditioning (a necessity built into every home in south Alabama), and the intrusive nature of many heating systems--including radiators, baseboard heaters, boilers and oil tanks! Those things take up a lot of space and money to operate also. As older folks who married almost four years ago (second spouses), my DH has a home up there, and I have one down here. That's why I sometimes do a flip-flop from north to south, you will notice. I've been redoing his house AND mine. Jen, be sure to hang in there with us, a lot of creative ideas come from this group of folks. And Steph, you are so unique, giving your boy his own bedroom!!! I'm thinking you need to get out more? hehehehe Having huge antique furniture can be a drawback in a smaller home. Of course, ONE PIECE could fit, maybe, if it is a featured piece. Something that WORKS FOR ITS KEEP. I do hope you have room for the things you've STORED FOR 14 YEARS?!! At least, put it in place and see if it leaves enough breathing room. After all this time, you may have fantasized it into something it can never be, and you've grown out of it....so to speak. Dreams are hard to give up. If I had a good spot to put it, I'd be looking for a nice armoire...just because I like those. But I realize it won't fit my house or my lifestyle any more....See Moredigdirt2
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