My Garden 2008-- the beginning #4: The beginning #4

I like the containers and a great idea for the potatoes and tomatoes!!!! Sounds yummie already … tomatoes and potatoes … hmmmmm, potato salad, grilled potatoes with butter, salt/pepper, mashed and tomato on anything is good with me!!!! ;-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Nice idea for your potatoes and tomatoes Bob.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

we didn’t get any potatoes in the ground this year. That’s a first.

I like the idea of the container and adding dirt.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Have always wanted to try the potatoes in containers, never gotten around to it!
Tried the tomatoes, but it did not really work for us!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Some people are using tires and claim success with that method of piling on more as the plants get larger.
I don’t find that solution attractive in my back yard however.
Eklectric, what happened when you tried the tomatoes?

Bob

-- I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Alberta Canada Zone 3A or maybe 3B

They seem to need a lot, and I mean a lot of watering! If you went for a day without, they just about dried up!
As well, for some unknown reason, the bees did not pollinate them like they did when they were in the veg garden??!
My dad did the tire one for potatoes and it did work quite well!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

One thing I usually do and did not this time( forgot) is to put a reservoir in the bottom of the tub that can overflow to the drain hole. I put a piece of rope/wick in this tray and run it up the center. This reservoir will hold my plants for about a week if it’s not really hot.
It’s great whenI go on holidays.
I don’t have and answer for the bees???
I suppose you could get your brush out. <g>

Bob

-- I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Alberta Canada Zone 3A or maybe 3B

Here’s four of my tomatoes plants in one of those small containers:

They seem to enjoy the compost and with the cooler weather have bushed out nicelyand of course my secret tomato mulch!

-- I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Alberta Canada Zone 3A or maybe 3B

wow… gorgeous plants!
Mine are just starting to show some growth.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Looks like you will be eating tomatoes in no time Bob.They are coming along really great in your containers.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

NICE!!!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Debbie:
The cool weather combined with the black tubs have helped them get good root.
I use a secret mulch recipe to help with growth too.
There aren’t a lot of bees around so I will be hand polinating them soon just to be sure I can get a first set.

Bon, this is the earliest i remember getting flowers on my plants to I have my fingers crossed.

p.s. I am planting marigolds among them for a bit of protection from insects.

Bob

-- I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Alberta Canada Zone 3A or maybe 3B