Winter Tomato Starting Idea.

Worth1 · October 31, 2015

What you see here is the top view of one of my raised beds.
They are 12'X5'.
There is a 4X4 on the end corners and in the middle that is about 4 feet tall.
The ones in the center connecting the two beds are much taller like 8 feet or more.
What I will doe is make troughs 6"X6"X6' long and grow tomato plants in them inside a greenhouse type covering with all of the trimmings.
You will be able to pick up each 6 foot long growing trough and take it to the garden to plant tomatoes.

I dont have a lot of detail in the drawing show all of the fixtures and gadgets, it is a rough drawing.
Nor do I have the roof in the drawing.

I think this will allow me to start tomato plants one month sooner than I normally do.
All I care about is keeping them above freezing which is only a few days every winter.
It will allow me to grow 144 plants in 1/2 cubic feet of soil (each).
More than enough till plant out.

This will also allow me to control the onions.
Worth

First pictuer top view second end view.
Worth

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October 31, 2015	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Winter Tomato Starting Idea. What you see here is the top view of one of my raised beds. They are 12'X5'. There is a 4X4 on the end corners and in the middle that is about 4 feet tall. The ones in the center connecting the two beds are much taller like 8 feet or more. What I will doe is make troughs 6"X6"X6' long and grow tomato plants in them inside a greenhouse type covering with all of the trimmings. You will be able to pick up each 6 foot long growing trough and take it to the garden to plant tomatoes. I dont have a lot of detail in the drawing show all of the fixtures and gadgets, it is a rough drawing. Nor do I have the roof in the drawing. I think this will allow me to start tomato plants one month sooner than I normally do. All I care about is keeping them above freezing which is only a few days every winter. It will allow me to grow 144 plants in 1/2 cubic feet of soil (each). More than enough till plant out. This will also allow me to control the onions. Worth First pictuer top view second end view. Worth tomato trays r.jpg Tomato trays 2 r.jpg Last edited by Worth1; October 31, 2015 at 10:14 PM.