Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 26, 2021 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Godfrey
Posts: 15
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My covered raised beds,no more weeding
Last year I covered the top of my raised beds with lumber and it worked great,no more weeding which is sweet.I use 2 gph drip emitters to water and 4 foot 1x1s for stakes.Last year my toms produced about 8-10 pounds per plant,not bad for our short growing season in Ontario.It is still early here for tomatoes cant plant reliably till may 24 but the plants are covered in flowers and growing nicely.
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June 26, 2021 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 2,052
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Wow! That is unique! Do you get any critters inside your beds under the lumber?
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June 26, 2021 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Godfrey
Posts: 15
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none that I am aware of.Being from a cold climate (-10 to -30 winters) we probably dont have the variety of critters you would have in New Mexico
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June 26, 2021 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
Posts: 3,231
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What a novel solution! You must have access to a lot of boards to make this happen in such a large garden area. I see you have a pile of logs in the background, do you saw your own boards? We used to have small local sawmills where you could buy the outside planed boards cheap for firewood as well as green cut boards. They all have disappeared. I envy you your boards!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Coastal Southern CA
Posts: 164
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June 26, 2021 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 7,068
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I just use shredded wood in the form of cypress mulch. It works great and is reusable for several years and as the smaller pieces breakdown it adds organic matter to the soil.
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June 26, 2021 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Godfrey
Posts: 15
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I am a logger in Ontario and I own a wood mizer lt 40 hd sawmill so for me lumber is basically free
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June 27, 2021 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
Posts: 1,094
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Very nice setup.
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July 4, 2021 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Godfrey
Posts: 15
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What a difference 10 days make.Plants are growing like crazy with hundreds of tomatoes
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