Liz & Roger, thanks for your input. Glad to hear others are having success with Wilber's method. On another note, through inter-public library loan, I was able to get a copy of Koliskos book 'Agriculture of Tomorrow'. Only took about a week to get it. Public libraries can be a very good resource.
-Chris -----Original Message----- From: Liz Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compost Tea List/tomatoes on 29/8/02 8:40 AM, Roger Pye at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Trem, Chris wrote: > >> Will try Charles Wilber's method of growing tomatoes next year, my cages >> won't be more than 8 feet tall though. >> > I came across an idea in an Australian magazine (Grass Roots, I think) > for growing tomatoes. Materials needed are six empty 20 litre (5 gallon) > drums (like the ones motor oil comes in), three pieces of steel concrete > mesh 2.4m (8 feet) long by 1.2m wide and six steel star pickets (posts). > Of course the mesh can be as long as needed. > > Prepare the bed. Place the drums in position so a piece of mesh will > lay flat on top with two drums at each end and two in the middle set > back from the edges of the mesh a bit. Drive steel posts well into into > the ground on the inside of the four corners and on the inside of the > middle section aligned with the others. Securely wire the mesh to the > posts. Pull the drums out and reposition then on the mesh. Lay another > piece on the drums, fitting it over the posts. Wire it to the posts. > Repeat the process with the third piece. Take the drums away and use > them for something else. > SNIP> > > Friends of mine who live in a rocky area tried this method as getting stakes into their ground proved to be a difficult task. They are very pleased with the results of this method, they've had higher yields and less problems all around with their tomatoes. > Liz >
