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Re: Tomato cages/transplanting & drip systems

Laurie wrote:

>But do you think the cages might be too short?  I've heard a
>lot of people talking  about very high tomato trellises.

For First Lady F1 tomatoes, I used 6-ft. tall cages last year,
and by the end of the season they had drooped over the top at
least halfway back down (= 9 ft. vines!). Build them as tall
as you can reach, to make harvesting, pruning, cleaning, and
fall clean-up easier. They will just droop over but still
produce tomats.

>There were two [sic-emitters] that were shooting water 20 feet straight
>into the air:)  We did a temporary fix by laying down some soaker snaked
>around in a box where we planted peas, potatoes, onions and lettuce a week
>ago.  I'm hoping the peas weren't actually washed out of the box by the
>screwed up emiters.  I think we need to make a little fieldtrip to the drip
>store on Monday.  Soooo, I was wondering what the feelings are on drippers
>vs. soaker hose vs. these sometimes obnoxious misters.  I realize they were
>put in to be the least fuss for the greatest number of gardeners.  Are
>there crops that are really hindered by misters if they are properly aimed
>and unplugged?

I use soaker hoses, and once the veggies are up they are wonderful. But
when I plant from seed, I lay out the soaker and use it, but have to
supplement with spraying until germination. I've never used a drip system,
so cannot comment, but my roses have drip/soaker hoses that have little
slits in them and form circles around the base of the plant. This works
well for permanent type plants (asparagus? berry canes?). I agree that
misters are obnoxious. I had some in my old place. Always gumming up.
I would not use any type of overhead spray or mister in my veggie garden
once the plants have first set of leaves. I get too much mildew,
fungus, wilt, etc.

Hope this helps.
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, Ca USDA9b Sunset19
Where it's summer heat right now! 90? UGH.
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