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Old March 8, 2012   #16
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wheel are turning... question. can you grow a indeterminite tomato plant in one of these
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Old March 9, 2012   #17
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Hi Brad,
I follow Ray's suggested proportions of peat to bark to perlite.
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Old March 9, 2012   #18
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I haven't had a chance to try the 2 bucket system yet myself. But in looking around their site last year I believe they did have some big plants in the buckets.

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Old March 9, 2012   #19
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Make 2” diameter wick from rolled burlap or cotton towel
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Set containers over top of holes
Thread wick from water reservoir to hole in plant container.
Cut wick with scissors into segments and spread high into plant strata
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Go prospecting for a week and not lose sleep over tomatoes drying out.
I suggest that you measure the "lift" of your wick before committing to final design. Suspend a length of the wick over a pan of water and measure how high the water will travel. If the water level in your reservoir is too low, no water will reach the container.

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