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    Forum: Heirloom VegetablesReplies: 3, Views: 697
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    dk

    May 2, 2001 9:19 PM

    Post #4389

    I am putting this on the heirloom thread because heirlooms are what I try to grow, although I realize it would be applicable to any vegie garden.
    I saw a local man talking about placing gallon milk containers partially in the ground near the tomato plants and filling them with water twice a week in order to water the tomatoes without wasting water on other areas and to keep the leaves dry.
    I assume (but would like verification) that I could use gallon planting pots (of which I have zillions), or soda or juice containers and so on.
    I was also wondering if I could do this very same thing with peppers, and vine crops with success. It seems logical, but ...

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