tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post4278517643943887999..comments2023-05-27T08:59:33.300+01:00Comments on Springtime: Sunshine and seedsSpringtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772499537579949589noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-73244406286360044402009-03-11T18:58:00.000+00:002009-03-11T18:58:00.000+00:00Very springy blog post, refreshing! I wish I had a...Very springy blog post, refreshing! I wish I had a garden too...Christellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836495515908484439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-89085588742089044892009-03-11T16:17:00.000+00:002009-03-11T16:17:00.000+00:00Still dealing with it, but getting there - thanks....Still dealing with it, but getting there - thanks.<BR/><BR/>It's those 'little things' which tend to create the problem! I was rather taken with two sweetcorn plants I found in a local garden centre last year and tried growing them in pots. Bad idea - definitely not to be repeated. You need a block of plants to get them to pollinate, i.e. more than two plants. I think I had one cob which was more like 'baby corn' than anything else. So I fully emphathize about the tomato!Springtimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772499537579949589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-23844133548864663712009-03-11T15:59:00.000+00:002009-03-11T15:59:00.000+00:00Hope you've recovered on the set back. Great idea...Hope you've recovered on the set back. Great idea on the bottles, I'll check back to see how it goes. My husband got ambitious last year and decided to grow tomatoes in his office (he's an attorney) don't ask me why. Anyway, he bought the plants and had these large trays - he got one small tomato out of the entire batch (very tasty, mind you) - but he did not consider bees and pollunating, watering would have been good, and the like - its always the little things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-28521731500875157272009-03-11T15:05:00.000+00:002009-03-11T15:05:00.000+00:00Great idea!Great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-32693482024569672042009-03-11T14:54:00.000+00:002009-03-11T14:54:00.000+00:00Good question! This is all a bit of an experiment....Good question! This is all a bit of an experiment. I'm working on the principle that as long the compost is kept moist then it should be OK, so probably check once a day and water as necessary. <BR/>I'm also experimenting with watering them from the bottom, that way I don't have to remove the lids - will let you know if it works!Springtimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772499537579949589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507654886545924920.post-16873980514115652892009-03-11T14:29:00.000+00:002009-03-11T14:29:00.000+00:00This is a very cool idea. Too bad I don't actuall...This is a very cool idea. Too bad I don't actually use anything that comes in a plastic bottle anymore--I would have had hundreds a year ago but we have different water at this house and it tastes much better. I might have to look into getting a few though--my kids would love this. How often do you water them?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817330846936634317noreply@blogger.com