Capt Kirk
Ohio, USA
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: Figured out my tomatos for next year! |
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Have hd trouble with critters in my tomatos this year. The raccoons have decimated them at night. They take one bite out of a mater and if it's not ripe enough, they throw it aside and go to the next one. The only way I have gotten any is to pick them as soon as they start to show any color and bring them in the house. Next year I am going to plant them in 5 gallon buckets. I will hook pullys into the eave of the garage and hoist them up. They grow over the tops of the cages and hang down anyhow. So now they will be able to hang down and I can keep them out of reach of the coons. And I won't have to bend over to pick them either! 
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Great Idea Capt.  I do hope it works out for you.Now since you have all your coon problems solved , have a drink on me  .
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wannabe
Springfield, Illinois
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I've not had a problem with coons but the rabbits sure liked my green beans.
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eileen
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Scotland
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Thankfully I don't have any problems with my outdoor tomatoes. It must be soooo frustrating going out in the morning to find them bitten into or eaten. Your idea sounds like the ideal solution to the problem.
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dooley
Texas
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do you think it will work for horned worms? Dooley
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Primsong
Oregon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent idea - you'll have to let us know how it works out. I only did cherry tomatoes this year and didn't have any trouble with them, but I bet the coons would pay more attention to bigger ones.
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Capt Kirk
Ohio, USA
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| Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Did a search online and found out how to do hanging tomatos, but they are planted up side down. They say the production of fruit is higher with growing them this way. Here is the site that tells how to do it, if anyone is interested. http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/tomato2.html
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