|
Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 13:30
| My tomatoes might be doing the back stroke this weekend. 3-6 inches of rain predicted and the ground is already saturated from weekly rains. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by terry_neoh 5b (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 15:53
| Ooh, vegetables that massage you while you are gardening. What a great idea! |
|
| That sucks zackey. Georgia's really gotten beat down lately huh? Hope they come through. There's always the nurseries. Kevin |
|
| terry the back stroke is a swimming term. That's what I swam in high school when I was on swim team. I know I can buy more. I already spent 20 bucks on the plants from a gardening class and they are heirlooms. Hard to find in the stores here. |
|
- Posted by terry_neoh 5b (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 23:13
| I know, zacky. I was trying (unsuccessfully) to add a little humor since there isn't much you can do about 6" of rain. |
|
| Sorry! I didn't get it before. Well, it seems like we might have only gotten an inch so far. We still have to get thru today. I wish my rain gauge hadn't fell apart. |
|
| Get that rain jacket and a shovel and get out there! Backstrokers are usually tall and lean, and can be some of the best mid distance freestylers as well - this is also an excellent body type to have for ditch digging! Seriously, that is an amazing amount of rain - might as well get out there to see where there are drainage problems. Try to minimize standing water. Best of luck! |
This post was edited by cheapheap on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 5:04
|
| Poor tomatoes. I hope that the water from the rain runs off soon and that they are fine. |
|
| They are on a mound of soil with a moat around it. I don't think I can improve on that. |
|
| Just this past Thursday alone we got about 2" of rain. It rains almost constantly up here. And the thing is that we get NO run off, because the rain is very gentle. It never pours down like down in GA. That is why I have raised bed with well drained soil. I have also covered the beds with black plastic , leaving just a 8" circle hole for the tomatoes. So most of the water runs off. |
|
- Posted by terry_neoh 5b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 13:59
| If you get standing water in the moat, can you drain it? Use a hose for a syphon? Bail with a bucket? Here is how we grow tomatoes when it's overly wet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Floating garden
This post was edited by terry_neoh on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 14:06
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Vegetable Gardening Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Please review our Rules of Play before posting.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
