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 Post subject: Re: tomato towers
PostPosted: Sep 12th, '08, 09:49 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Only problem can be getting the water up to a decent height efficiently.


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 Post subject: Re: tomato towers
PostPosted: Sep 12th, '08, 10:13 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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And supporting 5 gallon buckets of water/gravel at height should be carefully thought out so as not to have one fall during harvest, or when you are up on a ladder trying to pull the old roots out.


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PostPosted: Sep 12th, '08, 10:27 
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Thatnks for the safety advise , I hadn't done my Take 5 on that one yet :wink: . Will add it into my design pattern.


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PostPosted: Sep 12th, '08, 13:48 
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I grow some tomatoes up a wire for 2.5mts and then let them grow back down until they hit the ground.


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PostPosted: Sep 12th, '08, 20:11 
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Outbackozzie wrote:
One tomato bush will put out about 2 cu feet of roots, if you let it.

By that score I should be able fit 72 bush toms in what will become a vertical nft tower :wink:


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PostPosted: Sep 13th, '08, 07:43 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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that should support a few :D


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PostPosted: Sep 13th, '08, 11:55 
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and if they give you any trouble you can shoot them :)


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PostPosted: Sep 13th, '08, 21:40 
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It does look a bit like a crime scene doesnt it, i figured acylic paint would wash off concrete being water based..wrong :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Sep 14th, '08, 10:44 
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Don't worry. If your like me the next thing you paint will cover that right up. :D


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