catjac1975
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Wow lavender I cannot imagine. Are there problems in the garden that go along with all that water?
Wow lavender I cannot imagine. Are there problems in the garden that go along with all that water?
Lavender2, I took a tomatoe class taught by the guy that runs a non profit farm here in Alameda. They use the dry farming method. He said they grow their tomatoe seedlings 18" tall and then plant them deep. They fill the hole with water and let it sit, then the tomatoe goes in, with some ground oyster shell. That's it. They don't water it for the rest of the season. This dry farming forces the plant to stress and grow deep. It also improves the flavor of the tomatoe. He says it works really well. All the veggies from the farm go towards a CSA. I'm trying it this year.
Mary
What is your favorite method?
1) Digging a really deep hole and planting ~3-4 above to develop roots
2) Digging a shallow trench and letting the roots develop underground about 4-5 inches deep?