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To: Silentgypsy

How interesting, Silentgypsy! I just did a quick search, but did not find good instructions. Found home made grow bags made from garbage sacks. Saw references to how good denim is for container material, but no instructions! Don’t do a big search, but if you run across it, I’m sure I’m not the only curious one here about it!


146 posted on 05/10/2014 7:56:19 AM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: rightly_dividing; sockmonkey

I have eight tomatoes of various types I must transplant into large containers. I’ve got the containers but no potting soil mix. I have to go to Lowes, either tomorrow or Monday and I’ll get the soil.

The rain or wind yesterday bent the large Sweet Million tomato plant and broke the main branch. The many flowers are on a branch below that break so that should be okay. I put another restraint on the plant to hold it up but I hated to see that break. I thought it was secure plus the trunk is strong, but it still broke. :o(


147 posted on 05/10/2014 8:49:25 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: TEXOKIE

The instructions online were pretty sketchy and involved sewing the legs closed on the ends after cutting the legs off and reinforcing the end seams substantially to prevent loss of the planting medium. I couldn’t see the sort of platform they used but I envisioned putting on my old skateboard. (I donated the good skateboard—rats. I hope nobody broke a bone while using it.) Will scope it out to see if I find better instructions. Maybe using different search engines will help.


148 posted on 05/10/2014 10:37:59 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Mind your atomic bonds.)
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To: TEXOKIE
This link had a lot of other interesting-looking links:

grow bags and global buckets

150 posted on 05/10/2014 11:29:44 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Mind your atomic bonds.)
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