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Mr Smith

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Watering Tomatoes
« on: May 08, 2008, 06:55:17 »
Any suggestions on how to keep Tomatoes watered when away on holiday, I was thinking of fixing up a hosepipe from my water butt to the tomato plants in the lean-to with pin prick small holes in the hosepipe to give a drip feed :)

daileg

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Re: Watering Tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 07:46:21 »
you now those drip tobs from the soft drink bottels you can get them to fit 2 liter bottels stand them upside down let them drip slowly this is what my dad used to do   

Ishard

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Re: Watering Tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 08:38:14 »
Get a plot neighbour to help?

Mr Smith

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Re: Watering Tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2008, 11:16:34 »
Down on the lotty this morning and I was showing my drip feeder system to the lad off plot 5 and he said 'I'll keep mi eye on them for you',
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