Oxymel of Squill wrote:
:: he's a mad **** searching desperately for something novel to pad
:: out his column and secure a cheque. Might as well grow the toms in
:: pots.

It certainly isn't new, my dad was doing this twenty-odd years ago....you
are just adding extra growing space really and of course providing a
resevoir for water....can't say I noticed any difference in toms grown this
way and those planted straight into the bag, or even those planted in
buckets for that matter...what really makes a diference is toms planted
directly into 'virgin' soil (in a new greenhouse for example) - IME these
seem to go berserk!

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