We have had so much rain my only hope of controlling the environment for my tomatoes are these self watering tubs. with plastic over my tomatoes.

In the tub above I have yellowing on the leafs of the tomato . The asparagus seems fine. So I took off the bottom yellow leaves and added more composted manure. along with dry grass and clover.

My upside down tomatoes are the only healthy ones I have at this time. I can control the amount of water they get by covering the hole on top.
I added plastic to protect the tubs from all the storms we are expecting.
I will uncover them when weather is clear.
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The photo above shows above shows how I use the sleeve of an old cotton work shirt for a wick to pull water from the bottom of the tub to the top of the soil.

I them take a tomato seedling that has yellow leaves and remove it from the self watering soda bottle. I pull off all the yellow leaves.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw
4 comments:
Anticipation is half the fun of gardening. I can't wait to see your tomatoes fully grown! You've done so much work!!
You have worked so hard, great job my friend.
I like seeing how your garden grows.
Gardening is not easy, is it Grammy? The weather always seems to play a big part. When we have a drought, the plants suffer. When we have too much rain, they also suffer. Yipes---it's just hard work. BUT--the outcome is great once we see the finished product. Good Luck!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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