For the squash I would let it dry out for a while. When it looks wilted in the morning then give it a watering with some diluted fertilizer. If it has a strength listed for containers on the label then follow that. If not then half the suggested strength. Then water with the fertilizer. For the tomato it depends on the size of the container. If it is small enough that you can take the root ball out of without ripping it out you can take it out, wrap it in cloth to keep light off the roots, and let the potting mix dry out. Afterwards you put the root ball back into the pot. Wait to water till the plant looks wilted in the morning. Then water it. Keep the leaves dry. Water the medium. Not the leaves. Fertilize it as well. It needs nutes to do well.

Wendy, good seeing you post. You have some NEW things I'm interested in, I have all except Castor bean from your wants here. Time for another trade, lost a count what number, smile. Sending you email, GB Bea

Hello again Villian189! I am glad that you are rethinking the size of your beds. There are many knowledgeable people on this forum and I am sure you will receive some great advice. I am happy to share what works for me. I have six 4x4 SFGs with paths wide enough to allow me to run a mower in between the gardens and kneel down at the edges of the garden and reach in to every square. I have a trellis at the north edge of most of these beds made out of 2x3s with nylon trellising for vertical plants. I have found that planting 3 vining tomatoes along the 4-foot wide trellis works best. As gblack mentioned, you will get more production from each plant if they are given the room to thrive. I do prune the tomatoes a little and weave them into the nylon trellis as they grow and also wrap them with twine to the trellis supports. The tomatoes do crowd the row of squares immediately in front of them by mid-growing season. So I plant spring greens in these squares (lettuces, arugula, spinach, etc.) before the tomatoes are planted out. If you keep the lower branches of the tomato plants trimmed, they will provide a nice shade canopy for the greens as the summer heats up. Ok, according to Mel BartholomewâÂÂs The All-new Square Foot Gardening book, suggested plant spacing for the varieties you wish to grow are as follows: Tomato plants, vine type = 1/square along a trellis Summer squash, bush type= 1 in a 9 squares (3x3 area) Winter squash, vining type = 1 in a 2 squares (1x2 area) Basil = 4/square Oregano = 1/square Cilantro = 1/square Parsley = 1/square Peppers = 1/square Eggplant = 1/square Pole beans = 8/square along a trellis Lettuce = 4/square So, if I understood your latest post correctly, you plan on building two 3x4 SFG. This will give you 24 squares to work with. In this following suggestion, I have assumed you will have a trellis along the north side of each garden along the 4-foot side. SFG 1: Back squares: 3 vining tomato plants can be planted along the north side along a trellis. Middle squares: 3 squares of greens and/or lettuces. 1 square herb. Front squares: Peppers and eggplant, they will shade out your lettuce, but it may help keep the lettuce from bolting when the weather gets warm. SFG2: Back squares: Pole beans - plant these towards the back of the bed right along the trellis and they will only take up inches of your garden space and grow vertically. Middle and Front two squares, plus extra room from the partial bean squares: 1 bush type squash (such as zucchini or yellow summer squash) Remaining squares: herbs or a pepper. This should get you started. Let me know what you think. Rachel GrafixMuse's Garden Spot Blog

Snap traps for sure. If you have pets or want to keep a coon from running off with it - put them in clear plastic jars like mayonnaise, jelly, or peanut butter, etc. Drill a 1" hole in the cover for rodent access. Clear so you can see if/when the trap is set or tripped. When it comes to rodents if you have one you have a family - they don't live alone. Dollar Tree - I think you get like 4/$1 then use them. Avoid using poison as you won't know if you got them and that will also poison the birds or whatever else is in the food chain.