should i relocate my tomatoes tonight to tomoro??

SnakierGrizzly

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i have em in buckets(plenty o drain holes, no nute potting soil, there about 2 ft high)...its been raining heavy for the majority of day- should i let em ride it out?
what about soil drainage should i mix something in next time to help with that ?
 

socaljoe

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hope so ... t

thnks this is my first year using buckets
I'm growing tomatoes in fabric pots for the first time this year. I'd highly recommend looking into using those in the future. They're nice because it's damn near impossible to over water the plants.

Hope all goes well for you.
 

SnakierGrizzly

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I'm growing tomatoes in fabric pots for the first time this year. I'd highly recommend looking into using those in the future. They're nice because it's damn near impossible to over water the plants.

Hope all goes well for you.
much appreciated man ill check those fab. pots out
 

sandhill larry

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I did my tomatoes in homemade cloth pots last year, in my Redneck Rain-gutter Grow System. Basically a 2-3 inch trench lined with black plastic and filled with water.
 

sandhill larry

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I'm of the opinion that redneck ingenuity is the best kind. :bigjoint:
I have heirloom Homestead's just starting to turn in last year's trench. The real crop this year is still in small pots, and I haven't even built the new grow system yet. I have a dozen 5 gallon buckets bought, I just have to drill drain holes, put up 4 posts with wire laid out flat, a 2X4 frame to hold the water, hook up my float valve, transplant the young ones into the buckets. . . .

Here is Pruden's Purple {right} and Yellow Pear, ready to go into the buckets.

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Brandywine {with a few pepper plants Sister gave me, but I let most of them die because i forgot to water them}

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B166ER420

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Let'em ride,as long as its not windy and no hail they sould be ok.
Yes definitely hit them with some nutes after the rain.
Lol...Im laughing with you not at you;).I battle the weather every yr with my garden.If it not the hail storms or swampin' rain its the fucking heat and no rain!

Good Luck!
 

socaljoe

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I love Brandywine tomatoes, unfortunately they get a bit finicky about setting fruit in my area, I guess it's too hot and dry, so I never have much luck growing them. This year I'm going with Golden Jubilee, Green Zebra, Black Prince, Big Rainbow and the ever trusty Beefsteak.
 

sandhill larry

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I love Brandywine tomatoes, unfortunately they get a bit finicky about setting fruit in my area, I guess it's too hot and dry, so I never have much luck growing them. This year I'm going with Golden Jubilee, Green Zebra, Black Prince, Big Rainbow and the ever trusty Beefsteak.
My first time growing Brandywine. It hot and dry here too, so I may have problems. The Pruden's Purple is our main strain. The wife is crazy for them. Last year was my first time growing Yellow Pear. If you don't like picking a lot of tomatoes, they are not for you. I killed several big plants because I was sick of picking them. Great tasting little tomato though.
 

socaljoe

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My first time growing Brandywine. It hot and dry here too, so I may have problems. The Pruden's Purple is our main strain. The wife is crazy for them. Last year was my first time growing Yellow Pear. If you don't like picking a lot of tomatoes, they are not for you. I killed several big plants because I was sick of picking them. Great tasting little tomato though.
I love yellow pears. I haven't seen a more prolific producer, and the tomatoes are delicious. I usually just pick and eat them right off the plant.
 

sandhill larry

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I love yellow pears. I haven't seen a more prolific producer, and the tomatoes are delicious. I usually just pick and eat them right off the plant.
I grow the Mini Sweet Peppers {saved seeds from store bought peppers} and eat them and the yellow pear right in the garden. Cucumbers also, but I'm having a shitty year for cukes so far.
 
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