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Gardening

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1. Agreed on the drip irrigation - best thing for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and most other nightshade

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:36 AM

Dec 2011

plants (except potatoes). Potatoes like wet leaves, the others don't. Most drip systems also have sprayer valves on short posts.

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Best watering/growing system for tomatoes? [View all] wildeyed Dec 2011 OP

Have you tried a bottom water system? wildeyed Dec 2011 #3

Can't do bottom water because I've got 400 pots, typically! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #4

I think I am going to build the bottom water planters for the maters. wildeyed Jan 2012 #6