This tomato plant is one of the nicest I have ever seen. It gets the perfect amount of water, so the roots never have wet feet. Using Sub irrigation growing,…
Question by jeopardy: are there any good sites with help on tomato growing,i want to grow tomatoes using organic wastes?
i am making a compost pile at home that include leaves, twigs all sorts of vegetable peels and some times even spoiled over non veg food items ,i want to grow my tomatoes using this and no chemical fertilizer.. will this work? and will the yield be satisfactory…now it is winter over here and in winter the temp becomes 25-29 degree c ..i live in the middle east by the way …i also want to know precisely how to sow the seeds sucessfully in a pot using this organic compost and soil..
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Answer by Gigi
Hurray! Thank you for even thinking of organic gardening!
This may sound weird but a good compost pile is so rewarding.
Be careful with putting in your compost pile the..”spoiled over non veg food items” … don’t want to attract pests of any sort.
It will work… not sure how your yield will be… that will depend on the variety of tomato that you choose to grow. (I’m not so technical but the ph level of the soil may make a difference too.)
When we grow tomatoes we have room for different varieties so the yield isn’t an issue for us…that’s why I can’t tell you how it’ll be. Hope you have large pots. 
I have had friends who lived in apartments and grew a tomato or pepper in pots… I’m not sure if they did it organically though…they were pleased with their outcome.
Hope this site will help you… http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-16-193,00.html
Good luck!
I know the tomatoes will taste great! Have fun!
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The damp peat moss serves as a wick (I gallon plant pots have holes on the bottom sides where the water will come in)…
As the peat moss in the pot gets saturated, it will transfer water into the peat moss in the barrel (The area above the flower pot bottom). Plants do much better being watered this way as their roots do not get soppying wet…the medium just stays damp.
Watering is easy…just add water in the tube and the water fills the area below the flower pot bottom.
Hi Mr Z.
Yes I can. What I have made is a nicer looking version of the Earthbox. After reading my response, you can google Earthbox for more information on self watering containers.
I put a large flower pot bottom inside The fiberglass barrel.
I drill a hole in the middle of the flower pot bottom about the same size as a one gallon plant pot.
I drill another hole in the flower pot bottom for a 2″ pipe.
I then put the 1 gallon pot in the barrel.
Fill the pot with damp peat moss. tbc
This is a really good idea! I’m a little confused about the watering system though. Is it possible to explain that a little bit more, please? Thanks!
http://www.organicdownunder.com/how_to_grow_tomatoes.htm
http://www.frugalmom.net/vegetable_gardening.htm
http://www.your-healthy-gardens.com/tomatoes.html
http://www.seedfest.co.uk/tips/tomatoes_growing.html
http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/udo/paydirt.html
These are some sites to help get you get started. Good Luck