Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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December 21, 2015 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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Check it out, a five-gallon fabric pot for ten cents:
http://www.dpciwholesale.com/Reusable-Shopping-Bag.html I'm planning to grow a few hanging basket varieties and dwarfs in them. It would be easy to build a plywood raceway lined with plastic to water them. |
December 21, 2015 | #32 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,909
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I paid 65 cent for 5 gallon and 90 cents for 7 gallon from Fred Meyer. Gardeneed |
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December 21, 2015 | #33 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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The UPS man just delivered my order. They are nice. One of the 20 I ordered has a dime-sized hole in it, but at ten cents it's hard to complain.
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December 25, 2015 | #34 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: CA
Posts: 410
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Fantastic deal! Any concerns for potential lead or chemical leach?
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December 25, 2015 | #35 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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From what I read, tomatoes don't uptake lead. And even the bags with the highest readings are still below the government safety threshold for lead in soil. They made nice gift bags to use for Christmas gifts today.
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December 25, 2015 | #36 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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As far as some of this worry about chemicals in soil or on boards or bags getting in our food.
We need to think about how many cubic feet of contaminated air we suck in and out every day. Just a thought. Worth |
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