my winter garden - Page 2

rajan.bachhav · January 11, 2012

please suggest me tomato seeds for Indian hot climate. temp is25'c to 35'c and rain is 10mm every day.

lakelady · January 15, 2012

Very cool setups! I am thinking of putting some of Raybo's earthtainers on my dock, but it's not a floater and the winter ice dams keep messing with my supports and pushing them. Safe enough for people, but if I had an extra 500 lbs on it all the time, not sure how they'd do. Maybe worry for nothing.

I have stone walls down at the lake (stairs leading down to the water from the house) and they warm up really well so I can actually plant down there earlier than up near the house between the lake and the rocks it's nice and toasty.

Do you get muskrats in that lagoon? We get them here, so I'd need a lot of fencing to keep my tomatoes safe I'm sure. He pretty much clear cut all my ornamentals down there last year right to the ground!

Alpinejs · February 23, 2012

lakelady......no, I don't have any muskrats up there. I do have otters and
pine martens, but they have never bothered the tomatoes.......yet. I am
amazed that the birds haven't become a problem as lots of red-winged
blackbirds roost on the tomato cages but don't seem interested in the fruit.

VC Scott · February 23, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajan.bachhav

please suggest me tomato seeds for Indian hot climate. temp is25'c to 35'c and rain is 10mm every day.

Rajan:

Follow this link for some suggestions of heirloom seeds for hot, humid conditions.

http://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-see...ollection.html

Good luck

VCScott

gardengalrn · March 3, 2012

I was just telling DH how amazed I am at the innovations a lot of you have for growing veggies in a tough climate. I love your set-up and thanks for sharing.

Aphid · March 7, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpinejs

lakelady......no, I don't have any muskrats up there. I do have otters and
pine martens, but they have never bothered the tomatoes.......yet. I am
amazed that the birds haven't become a problem as lots of red-winged
blackbirds roost on the tomato cages but don't seem interested in the fruit.

that actually makes sense because
Birds don't eat tomatoes,,, they are after the water inside the fruit and they know the mature ones are softer and more watery. If you have source of water near your tomatoes I have noticed they will usually not bother with the extra effort of perching and pecking into the tomatoes for water .

I live by a heavily wooded area, lots of birds, I keep a source of fresh water by my tomatoes on a small post and the pecking has been very minimal,(if I remember to keep the bowl filled ..lol)
since doing this last season.... bird damage virtually dropped off.

I still have the other critters to deal with however

January 15, 2012	#17
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Very cool setups! I am thinking of putting some of Raybo's earthtainers on my dock, but it's not a floater and the winter ice dams keep messing with my supports and pushing them. Safe enough for people, but if I had an extra 500 lbs on it all the time, not sure how they'd do. Maybe worry for nothing. I have stone walls down at the lake (stairs leading down to the water from the house) and they warm up really well so I can actually plant down there earlier than up near the house between the lake and the rocks it's nice and toasty. Do you get muskrats in that lagoon? We get them here, so I'd need a lot of fencing to keep my tomatoes safe I'm sure. He pretty much clear cut all my ornamentals down there last year right to the ground! __________________ Antoniette

March 3, 2012	#20
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	I was just telling DH how amazed I am at the innovations a lot of you have for growing veggies in a tough climate. I love your set-up and thanks for sharing. __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

January 11, 2012	#16
rajan.bachhav Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: nashik-india Posts: 1	please suggest me tomato seeds for Indian hot climate. temp is25'c to 35'c and rain is 10mm every day.

February 23, 2012	#18
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	lakelady......no, I don't have any muskrats up there. I do have otters and pine martens, but they have never bothered the tomatoes.......yet. I am amazed that the birds haven't become a problem as lots of red-winged blackbirds roost on the tomato cages but don't seem interested in the fruit.