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Re: Seeking Wall-O-Water info...

Hello, all...
I've been reading your notes for about 6 weeks and am just now getting up
nerve to reply.

I have tried Wall-o-Water many times, and they do give a head start to
tomatoes, especially.  First I fill the walls and let the ground warm for a
couple days.  They need to be supported from the inside sometines.  I use
bamboo stakes.

I also use a syringe to add a few drops of  clorox to the cells.  This
helps when cleaning and arrents algae.

According to the literature, " walls" will protect down to 16 degrees,
however, I have never tested this temperature.  I do believe that I get
about a three week head start in our zone.  Last average date of  frost is
April 15th.

Good Luck!
Shirley


At 06:22 PM 3/22/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Howdy hi,
>
>I purchased some Wall-O-Water plant protectors.  They will be used with
>tomato plants and eggplants.  I'm located in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The average
>date of the last spring freeze is April 30th.  The local planting guide
>suggests May 9th as the earliest normal planting date for tomatoes and
>eggplants.
>
>Does anyone have any sage advice regarding Wall-O-Water use?  Any good luck
>with them?  Any bad luck with them?  All help or suggestions will be
>appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dennis
>
>*-*-*-Dennis L. Whitehead-*-*-*-*-*-ZONE 5-*-*-*-*-*-*
>    - Lincoln, Nebraska USA - dw00057@navix.net -
>     "Humor heightens our sense of survival and
>      preserves our sanity." -- Charlie Chaplin
>
>
Shirley Miller, Certified Extension Master Gardener,Tulsa, Ok.
USDA zone 6b
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