tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post3093578177231330083..comments2023-06-24T09:41:47.905-05:00Comments on GRANDBOB'S GARDEN: How to Make Great Newspaper Plant Pots For Your Tomato SeedlingsRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-83600604243807043402009-05-11T18:45:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:45:00.000-05:00Great info! This saves money since if I use newspa...Great info! This saves money since if I use newspaper I won't have to buy little peat pots anymore. :D Nice info about the cheap tomato stakes, too - I was trying to figure out something cheap and easy for tomatoes, peas and cukes. By the way, I've switched to just using perlite for potted plants - works swell for both seedlings and plants, as long as you feed them of course.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-61846373598209684602009-03-08T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-08T09:29:00.000-05:00This is great blog post.....Garage Door RepairThis is great blog post.....<BR/><A HREF="http://www.mycontractoronline.com" REL="nofollow">Garage Door Repair</A>Lalchand Khatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364648593499967946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-40351463746315159222009-02-28T02:17:00.000-06:002009-02-28T02:17:00.000-06:00Look on the right of this page at the Article List...Look on the right of this page at the Article Listing. Click on Tomato Stake Extension.<BR/>I get a 6 foot Cedar Fence board. Rip it into 3/4 inch strips, stain them green with green paint thinned with paint thinner after pointing one end. And I have about 7 nice stakes to pound in about 1 foot. I put these in as soon as the tomato is about 1 foot. And after placing a tomato tower or cage. Tie the main limbs loosle to the stick. Works Great. Looks Great. And should last several seasons! <BR/>GrandBobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-69691396236166162312009-02-25T23:17:00.000-06:002009-02-25T23:17:00.000-06:00I usually plant in trays ( a shoebox is a good inc...I usually plant in trays ( a shoebox is a good incubator too - as long as a little air can enter). Then when the plants emerge with their false leaves (cotyledons)and then start putting out their first true leaves, I transplant them into pots.Since a good rate of sprouting of seeds is 70%, a few pots probably won't sprout in any case. If you planted 100 pots, probably about 20 would be duds. Is that OK? You take you choices...<BR/>Thanks for writing!<BR/>GrandBobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-11399001272854659722009-02-24T10:18:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:18:00.000-06:00Thanks for the instructions. I'm a real newbie wh...Thanks for the instructions. <BR/>I'm a real newbie when it comes to gardening so my first question is: Is it better to start my seeds in these pots, or a whole bunch in the plastic shoe boxes and then transplant? Or is the real question, how many plants am I willing to take care of and have room to plant outside?Judeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293091887061677442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-52160812951476614372009-02-22T07:08:00.000-06:002009-02-22T07:08:00.000-06:00Terrific idea! I was going to use those plastic s...Terrific idea! I was going to use those plastic solo cups (small ones) for my seedlings.. but these newspaper cups can probably be placed right into the garden.<BR/><BR/>Question about staking -- what do you use to support your tomato plants? I have tried everything -- metal cages, bamboo.. everything is either too flimsy or too expensive. Found another product that I just ordered from www.thetomatostake.com Thoughts?Jane Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971909279209125502noreply@blogger.com