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Post by countryred on Jan 30, 2015 17:13:01 GMT -6
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Post by BestoFour on Jan 30, 2015 21:29:19 GMT -6
The way I'm reading it is to drill holes around the rim on the bottom then move in toward the middle and drill a ring of holes. So on the bottom of the bucket you'll have 2 rings of holes, one ring of holes around the edge of the bottom of the bucket the other ring of holes toward the center. Fill the bucket with water twice a week during the really hot times. You will have to judge how moist your ground is.
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Post by caveman on Jan 30, 2015 22:17:29 GMT -6
The way I'm reading it is to drill holes around the rim on the bottom then move in toward the middle and drill a ring of holes. So on the bottom of the bucket you'll have 2 rings of holes, one ring of holes around the edge of the bottom of the bucket the other ring of holes toward the center. Fill the bucket with water twice a week during the really hot times. You will have to judge how moist your ground is. Yes, this is sorta how i see it too. |
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Post by countryred on Jan 31, 2015 8:23:00 GMT -6
thanks. think I may try this. what about y'all?
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Post by spuds on Jan 31, 2015 12:20:27 GMT -6
Im tied into aquaponics/hydroponic experiments right now so it wouldnt be on my radar at this time.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 1, 2015 8:59:13 GMT -6
I think it's a good idea for anyone with a few tomato plants...I'd need quite a few buckets at 4 per... I can remember Mom & Dad..they'd do the same thing sorta by placing a juice can with holes in it at the base of each plant... but then...back then, buckets were all metal...and money was short..we only had feed buckets and used em until we could use them..as colanders  |
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Post by BestoFour on Feb 1, 2015 15:24:49 GMT -6
I know a man who cuts the bottom out of plastic water jugs, sticks them in the ground beside his tomato plants and keeps them full. It works every time, but like Phil says, he has only 4 or 5 plants.
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Post by w8in4dave on Feb 2, 2015 11:11:03 GMT -6
I am not going to have a garden this year. But it looks good. I seen one one time done with 2 liter bottles It was in the tomato row. Tomato, a two liter bucket ,tomato , two liter bucket. I am not sure I'd want to go thru all that I have a soaker hose. I just turn that on.
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