To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] potted fruit culture basics
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:56:05 -0500
On Jan 14, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Stephen Sadler wrote:
My biggest problem with containers was always maintaining adequate
moisture;. . .
me too. My inside plants do okay, but I don't put pots outside,
because the plants die of dehydration. I grow one pot with a tomato
plant each summer. It is in a giant pot, and the plant visibly wilts
before any permanent damage is done, reminding me that it needs water.
I nearly killed my Meyers lemon the year I tried to leave it outside in
its pot, because you can't se how thirsty it is from a distance. I
find plants in the ground much more forgiving. I only water if it's
been very dry, or for the berries, during peak fruiting season.
Drip irrigation of potted plants sounds interesting.
Ginda
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