On 4/22/2010 8:48 PM, piedmont wrote:
"Frank" wrote in message
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On Apr 22, 7:48 am, "piedmont" wrote:
"Frank" wrote in message

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On 4/21/2010 7:35 PM, piedmont wrote:
I have a tomato in about a 10 gallon pot. I assume it takes in heat
and
my dry out sooner than in the ground, i have 4 inches of pine bark
mulch. Last year I drench once daily about 3 in the afternoon and the
fruit skin split from the excess watering at least i think that is
waht
caused it. I also assume it is ok for it to go dry than water, more
natural, anyway, rather than assuming anything, can anyone offer
watering suggestions?

Do your pots drain? I've never been able to over water mine.

They drain.

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regards, piedmont (michael)
The Practical BBQ'r -http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8

That's funny. Maybe it's the soil. I use plain top soil. Pots are
on my deck and I water with a bucket. Always like to see water in the
base.


I laid down a couple layers of anti weed fabric over hole in bottom,
then pieces of broken clay pots then put in the potting soil.

Then I don't have answer. Billy points to too much mulch - I don't use
any. Seldom to never get splitting. I water by bucket and like to see
water in bottom container.