I am about ready to transplant some tomato seedlings and want to try these containers. What size would you recommend? What about a dwarf orange tree?
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Last year I used these for potatoes and the 10 Gal size were plenty big. Then, this spring my 2 trees (6ft.tall) were delivered too early and I am using my 10 Gals Dirt Pots to hold these over until I can plant them outside.They are plenty big however when you water them I recommend making sure to drench the soil. I made the mistake of not soaking the soil and the water ran off the top of the soil and down the fabric on the inside.
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the containers work great! I have 15 gal. i probably could have gotten by with 10 gal. get the container's with handle's
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That size is about right,but very easy to plant as it doesn't require digging a big hole. I planted mine on a hillside and there was no way I could dig holes for the bigger pots. I just planted them closer together and hope some day to have a nice ground cover.The plants I received were very healthy, with good root mass.
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I am using my own tomato seeds. Actually, I saved the little plastic inserts that held the sponges--they clean up fine. For seed starting I replaced the little sponge with half a rockwool mini cube. It works great. I was thinking of buying the master gardeing kit but I haven't yet. I'm still on the fence about that, cause I have my own nutrients that I can add to the garden instead and I don't have to spend $40.
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This is 60w florescent, z 300 watt equivalent. Bright zs the sun. One bulb should be sufficient for starting seeds. You would probably want to use at least two bulbs for a 2 x 4' area as for seeds, you will need to get pretty close, say 12 - 18" above the bed. I used 4 to cover my 2' x 4' are with four large tomato plants. I got better growth from a high pressure sodium light. They are great for growing but not as good for blossoming. I have also had good luck with the 7-1/2 watt screw in leds. I have a bank of four that is my favorite for after the plants get large enough to produce. This is 60w florescent, z 300 watt equivalent. Bright zs the sun. One bulb should be sufficient for starting seeds. You would probably want to use at least two bulbs for a 2 x 4' area as for seeds, you will need to get pretty close, say 12 - 18" above the bed. I used 4 to cover my 2' x 4' are with four large tomato plants. I got better growth from a high pressure sodium light. They are great for growing but not as good for blossoming. I have also had good luck with the 7-1/2 watt screw in leds. I have a bank of four that is my favorite for after the plants get large enough to produce.
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I'd say a 4 inch pot to start.......you can always transplant if it gets to big. About half of my seed actually grew herbs. Will look elsewhere next year.
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As I recall, about 4 cubic feet. It depends to a degree on how high you want to take the soil level. I'm in my third season with mine and I love it. The first season was the best, only because of the seeds I used. I grew cherry tomatoes in three colors, red, yellow and orange. They went well over the top and provided an abundance of fruit.
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whell mine held two 8.81lb bags and now it is non stop growing i have ben growing my cherry tomatos all winter in my bay window and as for watering it i take a small watering can and fill it threw the pot hole at leaste 2 or 3 times and check on it every day to see if it needs more water and if so i just add 1 watering can into it i love it my tomatos are reaching the celing now so i have to prune it soon you prune them by taking your fingertips and plucking some of the blossoms off but not the ones that have baby tomatos on them also pluck off any dry leaves when you see any hope this helps yours truly jeanette whell mine held two 8.81lb bags and now it is non stop growing i have ben growing my cherry tomatos all winter in my bay window and as for watering it i take a small watering can and fill it threw the pot hole at leaste 2 or 3 times and check on it every day to see if it needs more water and if so i just add 1 watering can into it i love it my tomatos are reaching the celing now so i have to prune it soon you prune them by taking your fingertips and plucking some of the blossoms off but not the ones that have baby tomatos on them also pluck off any dry leaves when you see any hope this... » Read More whell mine held two 8.81lb bags and now it is non stop growing i have ben growing my cherry tomatos all winter in my bay window and as for watering it i take a small watering can and fill it threw the pot hole at leaste 2 or 3 times and check on it every day to see if it needs more water and if so i just add 1 watering can into it i love it my tomatos are reaching the celing now so i have to prune it soon you prune them by taking your fingertips and plucking some of the blossoms off but not the ones that have baby tomatos on them also pluck off any dry leaves when you see any hope this helps yours truly jeanette « Show Less
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Hello, they are about 2x2. I was happy with them as far as size and color. We only planted about 6. But nothing happened with them. Not sure if I didn't plant enough or if it was just the batch? Going to try again this spring with the rest of them. Hope that helped
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I agree with the others. I love these little buckets and you could start seeds in them but too small for any plant.
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You could put them in nursery pots, but (depending on the size of the pot) you might have to add starter mix to fill in the extra space... in which case you might as well just use starter mix and save some money. The root plugs actually fit perfectly in certain styrofoam cell trays - the ones that "float" in a tray of water (something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Start-Germination-Tray-Dome/dp/B00D998WWC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392693000&sr=8-2&keywords=styrofoam+seedling+trays) . With those ones you add water to the tray by pouring it along the side or by gently pouring it on top of the styrofoam. As for replanting, you will have to replant somewhere. The plugs alone are not sufficient to support a maturing plant (but they are excellent to start them in). You can put them in a bigger pot (that is the final destination for the plant) or you can transfer the plugs to a bigger pot, let them grow there for a few weeks, then transfer to the garden... but I've had success transplanting the plugs straight into the garden without "upsizing" to a bigger container first, so an in-between size is not mandatory. Hope that helps!
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I think it is is too small. 15 Gallon is as small as I would go unless you are talking about very young dwarf tree.
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yes, should hold about 4 of them. it would be great for tomatoes... deep enough for a 5ft plant.
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A 2x2 container would be fine,but this light has more red than blue and it will tend to send the plants to fruit stage but with additional light you should be fine. if that worry's you pick one with more blue than red, i do like this light but that is the down side of it.
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Hi,The tree is a dwarf and I do not know how big it will get. It was a gift for my Dad and he thought it was dead but looks like new growth this season and flowers.
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Tomato planter that hangs the same way has only one hole at the bottom, this one has many holes on the sides, and if you comparing with Tomato Tree they only have 3 holes and it's much larger in diameter. I had all of them, had planted strawberries in this one and they did great. Based on the reviews I didn't plant in the last row, but if I would they would do fine. Hope it helped :)
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I just put potting soil in them and they grew giant tomato plants for me. I can't say there's anything special about how to use them.
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I keep my tomato seedlings only a couple inches below the lights. The lights put out a lot of light but don't get hot enough to burn the seedlings. Two feet above is way too much and will produce spindly tomatoes.