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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Greenhouse toms in container culture
  • Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:23:22 -0500

Your layout is similar to the old rose growing greenhouses. They made their
beds 2x3 ft by the length of the greenhouse from concrete and ran a hot
water heating pipe down the center of each bed, the pipe heated the plants
and was also used to heat sterilize the soil between crops.
Did you consider using large nursery pots instead of wood beds? Nursery
Supplies EG6900 is a 60 quart pot and sells for around $4.50 each. I have
used 40 quart sizes EG4000 for tomatoes but I think the larger size is
better... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

Peter wrote:

> Hi. I am new to this list. We grow about 5 acres of organic veggies,
> herbs, and flowers, in northern Vermont. We also have two greenhouses
> and two hoophouses.
>
> We had a particularly bad disease problem in one greenhouse last year
> (bacterial canker), and with the help of Carl Hammer at Vermont Compost
> Company, and a plant specialist at the University of Vermont, we have
> decided to go to a container culture for that house for a couple of
> years. We will be laying down old greenhouse plastic, building wooden
> bins (2' x 2' x 90'), filling those bins with a fairly complete growing
> on mix from Vermont Compost, and seeing what happens. We grow Buffalo
> tomatoes, plus some Sungolds and colored peppers in our houses. Buying
> in new growing media obviously adds to our expenses, but using what is
> essentially raised beds on top of plastic might get us to market a week
> or two earlier this year. Hopefully, it will be close to a wash.
>
> Has anyone out there had any experience doing anything like this?
> Anyone have any obvious tips, pointers, resources for growing in a
> greenhouse container culture? So far, we have just been making this up
> as we go alone. Thanks in advance.
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