Re: Ongoing care for tomato plants

On 31 May 2007 16:34:58 GMT in
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wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  wrote:
> IN the past I have used well washed 2.5 gallon herbicide jugs and small
> tubing to get near the plant.  The sun makes them brittle and I don't
> have a ready supply since my brother gave up farming.  I think I may
> have to find some this year or opt for 5 gallon buckets and get two
> plants with one.  Debris can clog the tubing so the jugs were easier to
> cover with the smaller caps.  Or put in some movable drip irrigation as
> I have done with landscape plants.  Oh, you have to weight the jugs or
> buckets with rocks or tie them down.  The wind knocks them over when
> empty.

I'd think the drip irrigation kits would be less of a PITA.
Get a mechanical hose timer and 2 1gph emitters per plant and water
for 90 minutes.


-- 
Chris Dukes
< elfick> willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat