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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Since my tomatoes were in containers, I was able to bring them inside a few times this winter as the temps plunged into the lower 40s, so I've been able to get a constant production for months. The second time I brought them in, instead of just "balancing" them on the ledge between the living room and kitchen, I grabbed a couple pieces of an old dock gate out of the back of the truck and with a floor flange and a piece of 3/4" pipe I built a stand which worked out great.

But then at Lowes I found these planters designed to sit on a fence (or perhaps a ledge between two rooms). I've got plenty of sunny space on the dock, several feet from the existing hydroponics, so I ran another line and planted some tomatoes. I think this is going to work out well, especially in the winter.

The tomato on the right in the second picture is actually a decent size chunk I found on my living room floor one cold winter morning, BTW.

34 posted on 03/02/2012 10:27:09 AM PST by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)
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To: Darth Reardon

I LOVE the concept of those planters. I’m going to check my local Lowe’s to see if they have them. They would be perfect on my deck!


39 posted on 03/02/2012 11:09:54 AM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Darth Reardon

I grow all tomatoes in containers; so I am giving some of the new ‘dwarf’ varieties from Tomatoville’s ‘dwarf tomato project’ a test drive this spring...I was able to get my hands on all thirteen that have been released to the public to date...


53 posted on 03/02/2012 3:54:28 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Darth Reardon

Thanks for the photos! Very healthy and beautiful tomato plants.


76 posted on 03/03/2012 6:49:28 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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