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Re: wall of waters -Reply

     Wall of Water, a circular protection device made of plastic tubes 
     which you fill with water and put around your tomato plants.
     
     I have used these and I think they did help protect but I've found 
     that potting them up (bigger and bigger pots) ndoors gives me better 
     results.  The problem was that you had to put the WOW up for a week 
     before you planted or the ground was too cold, anyway.  And planting 
     inside an establised WOW is tricky and messy.  Impossible to use the 
     automators, which I like.
     
     Tomatos planted in cold ground just sulk, they may live but they don't 
     really grow.
     
     For the one or two plants that I may want to pamper, like the Stupice 
     I mentioned, I wrap a tomato cage in plastic and cover with an old 
     window.  These would not offer the same insulation as the water but 
     are OK for my purposes and fit over the automator.
     
     Now if I lived in a place where the ground warmed up and there was 
     still a danger of heavy frost, like some people in higher elevations, 
     I might go the other way.
     
     Esther


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Subject: wall of waters -Reply
Author:  Nancy Schimunek <NANCSCH@gw.rmtaero.bfg.com> at SMTPlink-USIS1
Date:    5/1/97 6:23 AM


     
     
>>>Judy Warner wrote on 04/30/97 at 07:27pm >>>
>>>     Now that we know some people are eating tomatoes--has anyone 
>used the wall-of-water containers?  I live in Zone 5 0r4 
>-Massachusetts--and I've got some.  What have you found out about 
>using them that I should know - any tips or tricks would be welcome.<<
     
I haven't used them myself, but was told you should put some bleach in 
with the water, due to the algae problem that occurs inside those 
water-filled tubes. Have been told they are very hard to clean.
     
nancy
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