doublejj's next big adventure....Lone Oak Farms 2016

partlycloudy

partlycloudy

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treemansbuds said:
Question....
Why the pallets? To keep the gophers/moles out? Prevent root rot? Please explain the use of the pallets.
I like my Smart pots on the ground for the added area for the roots to expand into, the water retention (pots not drying out as fast), and all the nutrients that leach into the ground below the pots is available for the expanded root zone to use up. Please explain to me PC the reason for the pallets.
Thanks,
TMB-
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To make a few walk ways thru some sloppy areas lol this is clay country and personally I'm sick of clay all over

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doublejj

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No the pallets aren't for inside the greenhouse. They are to put down to cover areas we never got finished landscaping & have now turned into mud. Like around the bath house & in front of the RV trailers to keep the mud down. I bought PC a large piece of astroturf but they need something more...
 
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Larro Darro

Larro Darro

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treemansbuds said:
. . . . I like my Smart pots on the ground for the added area for the roots to expand into, the water retention (pots not drying out as fast), and all the nutrients that leach into the ground below the pots is available for the expanded root zone to use up. . . .
Thanks,
TMB-
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I have only used one really big pot, and like Jethro Bodine, it's smarts is in doubt. Late last summer I decided to make a big pot using 2X4" dog wire, landscape fabric and T-posts. I dug down about 9" to help with stability, but I'm sure it helped with water retention too. It is 54" across and I filled it to 32" with my Darro Dirt. {radius squared X pi X height / 231 = 317 gallons} I put two homemade watering circles a couple of inches deep in the dirt so it would be easy to water. Then I transplanted a Pruden's Purple tomato plant into it. The pot is in 6- 8' trees, so the tomato plant had to stretch to get light. I had to use 6' wire to cage it. If we got any rain at all, I could go a couple of weeks between watering. It had a big root ball for a tomato plant, but most of the pot was not used. The outside watering ring never had to be used after I did the first soak. I was practicing so if Florida ever gets over the Medical Hump, I will have a little experience with them.
 
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