Growing tomatoes in a pot instead of in the ground

[Road Dust]

I liked Mustangs, swing set idea, too. I am jealous of your potatoes. I have never had much luck with them, and they are one of my favorites. I have always wanted to do the 3 sister thing but corn is such a space whore. Maybe one of these days.

 

[notarps4me]

I liked Mustangs, swing set idea, too. I am jealous of your potatoes. I have never had much luck with them, and they are one of my favorites. I have always wanted to do the 3 sister thing but corn is such a space whore. Maybe one of these days.

Just like a log book you have to maximize your potential... Plant corn with beans that will use the corn stalk fer support like a grape arbor... When I was a kid we did not call them gardens, but truck patches... What neck of the woods are you from? You talk funny...LOL

 

[Rigjockey]

I liked Mustangs, swing set idea, too. I am jealous of your potatoes. I have never had much luck with them, and they are one of my favorites. I have always wanted to do the 3 sister thing but corn is such a space whore. Maybe one of these days.

The corn is so worth it. When the corn come in late summer early fall,There is nothing like it.

When they bring in the local,Fresh grown stuff everone grabs as much as they can.The rest of the year,The stuff they grow and import, People can take or leave that stuff.

 

[notarps4me]

Best corn you can get is from a field. Big full ears. Get it before it turns hard for grain.

 

[Road Dust]

The corn is so worth it. When the corn come in late summer early fall,There is nothing like it.

When they bring in the local,Fresh grown stuff everone grabs as much as they can.The rest of the year,The stuff they grow and import, People can take or leave that stuff.

I love fresh corn, but I have never had any luck with it. Worms always get the best part no matter what I try, the few times I have had the space to grow it.

Nothing like corn on the cob or even slicing it off the cob with a sharp knife and making a little gravy on it.

Best corn you can get is from a field. Big full ears. Get it before it turns hard for grain.

I remember when I was a kid, Dad would drive down a country road and stop alongside a big cornfield, jump out of the car and fill up a big ole sack full of corn. Don't anyone though.

 

[Duck]

Mrs Duck's dad told me it's not a good idea to grow termaters in a big pot cuz the dirt gets too hot. He was telling me about someone who tried it & it didn't work, but the person he was talking about lives in Arkysaw. Maybe it'll work better up here in the Shitcago area?

 

[Tim]

So dirt in a pot is gonna get hotter than dirt in the earth? Well if thats the case water the potted dirt with cold water. I see no reason that you cant grow them in a pot as long as the pot will alow full root growth so they wont become root bound.

 

[Duck]

So dirt in a pot is gonna get hotter than dirt in the earth? Well if thats the case water the potted dirt with cold water. I see no reason that you cant grow them in a pot as long as the pot will alow full root growth so they wont become root bound.

Well he's not a perfessonal termater grower. The temperature of the roots was just his theory. But it makes sense. But he doesn't live in Arkysaw and didn't hang around all summer to personally oversee the way the plant was cared for. Maybe they didn't water it enough, or the pot wasn't big enough for the roots, ... who knows?

 

[Tim]

Best corn you can get is from a field. Big full ears. Get it before it turns hard for grain.

Corn for silage is the best if you can get it right before the end of its "milk" stage. Thats when its the sweetest, but the milk stage only lasts less than a week with silage corn.

 

[Road Dust]

Well he's not a perfessonal termater grower. The temperature of the roots was just his theory. But it makes sense. But he doesn't live in Arkysaw and didn't hang around all summer to personally oversee the way the plant was cared for. Maybe they didn't water it enough, or the pot wasn't big enough for the roots, ... who knows?

Many folks successfully grow maters in pots. I grew them in pots last year. They didn't do so great but it was because the pots were too small, and otherwise, I think they would have been fine. If extreme heat is a problem, I wonder if placing straw bales around the pots would help keep them cooler? Or maybe placing the pots in an area where they only get the minimum amount of required sunlight?

 

[Duck]

...Or maybe placing the pots in an area where they only get the minimum amount of required sunlight?

Maybe some kind of white-painted funnel thingy that the plant stalk grows up through that reflects sunlight back up at the plant (due to the conical shape) instead of letting the light heat up the pot? Maybe I'm just thinking too scientifically.

 

[Road Dust]

Maybe some kind of white-painted funnel thingy that the plant stalk grows up through that reflects sunlight back up at the plant (due to the conical shape) instead of letting the light heat up the pot? Maybe I'm just thinking too scientifically.

Hmmm, that might be an interesting experiment. I was thinking white pots. Not sure I would want to reflect more heat to the plant itself as sometimes plants will get all wilty looking during the hottest days, not because they need water but because they are just too darn hot.

A simple solution would be just to dig a hole and place the pot in the ground.

 

[MustangLX]

Maybe some kind of white-painted funnel thingy that the plant stalk grows up through that reflects sunlight back up at the plant (due to the conical shape) instead of letting the light heat up the pot? Maybe I'm just thinking too scientifically.

I get it. It's like holding a beer can at the beach, letting the reflection tan the area under your chin.

 

[Duck]

A simple solution would be just to dig a hole and place the pot in the ground.

Umm.. why not just put the plant in the ground then?

The only reason I'm thinking of using pots is to keep the wabbits from eating the plants because there ain't no dog to chase them away any more. Well, there is a dog, but he's much too wild still to leave him outside unattended.

 

[Road Dust]

Umm.. why not just put the plant in the ground then?

The only reason I'm thinking of using pots is to keep the wabbits from eating the plants because there ain't no dog to chase them away any more. Well, there is a dog, but he's much too wild still to leave him outside unattended.

Oh, I had forgotten about the rabbit problem. I was thinking it had something to do with the soil. I have always seen a lot of rabbits in my yard, but I have never had a problem with them getting into the maters. I just have a small homemade fence to keep the dogs out. They spend most of their time indoors though and only go out to take care of business.

Just found this: http://www.ehow.com/way_5169255_rabbit-repellent-recipe.html

You might want to reconsider and plant in the ground. I think you would have much less problems. Containers require a lot more care and rabbits can be dealt with. You could easily plant enough that if the rabbits did do some damage, you would still have enough to go around

 

[Duck]

Yeah I was gonna use that super rich hydroponic dirt from by the creek. I've dug in that kind of stuff around here before. It has the consistency of chocolate cake. I can almost dig into it with my bare hands. Up here by the house, you need a jack-hammer. I'd have to use dynamite to bust it up, or chop out a big chunk and take it to the local quarry and have them feed it through a rock crusher. Most of the year I can drive a fully loaded 18 wheeler on that stuff and it only makes tire tracks about half an inch deep.

 

[notarps4me]

Umm.. why not just put the plant in the ground then?

The only reason I'm thinking of using pots is to keep the wabbits from eating the plants because there ain't no dog to chase them away any more. Well, there is a dog, but he's much too wild still to leave him outside unattended.

Ya'll just ain't thinking thru this. Shoot the bunnies then ya got fresh meat with the veggies....

 

[notarps4me]

Maybe some kind of white-painted funnel thingy that the plant stalk grows up through that reflects sunlight back up at the plant (due to the conical shape) instead of letting the light heat up the pot? Maybe I'm just thinking too scientifically.

I am thinking at this point ya just need to go to krogers to get your maters... LOL

 

[Duck]

Ya'll just ain't thinking thru this. Shoot the bunnies then ya got fresh meat with the veggies....

Can't shoot the bunnies. I'd rather just have a dog that chases them away. Mrs. Duck would get mad at me if I shot a bunny. She likes to watch them bounce up and down when they're running across the yard.

There's always 2 of them, they hang out underneath my Ford Ranger, which never moves except when I have to mow that spot in the driveway where it's parked.

 

[Giggles]

i thought that said growin tornadoes.....LOL