boydeste Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 19 hours ago, Sea-Hawks said: ...this season, I did succession planting. My 3rd and final set, I grew in either Grow-Bags or Air Pots. Using both these types of containers sped up the growth time along with making them grow extra big. I think the Air Pots/or similar did the best in making my tomato plants over 6 feet tall. I think I’ll buy more fake/knock off Air pots from Lazada when I can get back into Thailand. I could plant a few seeds into her methinks! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Forgot about this thread,thanks for the bump. everything winding down here,I’ve started winter stuff,Will replant in the next couple of weeks.Had the first pumpkin last night.Was bloody delicious. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) ^ Nice tomatoes...Afghan strain..? 😉 My Princess Flower -- aka Tiouchina -- is doing it's thing right now. Edited September 20, 2020 by lazarus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, lazarus said: ^ Nice tomatoes...Afghan strain..? 😉 My Princess Flower -- aka Tiouchina -- is doing it's thing right now. Havnt you heard about our BC tomatoes?Best in the biz.🤣🤣 lovely flowers BtW. Edited September 21, 2020 by Skalliwag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 F*** the gardening............lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 19 hours ago, Sea-Hawks said: ...this season, I did succession planting. My 3rd and final set, I grew in either Grow-Bags or Air Pots. Using both these types of containers sped up the growth time along with making them grow extra big. I think the Air Pots/or similar did the best in making my tomato plants over 6 feet tall. I think I’ll buy more fake/knock off Air pots from Lazada when I can get back into Thailand. Thanks for the tip on Air Pots. Like the eye candy too. Just ordered several for my lady, Air Pots that is, not the eye candy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea-Hawks Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2 hours ago, forcebwithu said: Thanks for the tip on Air Pots. Like the eye candy too. Just ordered several for my lady, Air Pots that is, not the eye candy. btw, Lazada sells perlite & vermiculite too. I would suggest you buy those to help aerate the potting mix. Speaking about potting, they sell some good potting soil too on Lazada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, Sea-Hawks said: btw, Lazada sells perlite & vermiculite too. I would suggest you buy those to help aerate the potting mix. Speaking about potting, they sell some good potting soil too on Lazada Thanks, but there's a truck that makes the rounds around the neighborhood that sells that stuff, so no need to order off of Lazada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 nice crutchless underwear for sure, but not for this thread, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea-Hawks Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 ...official switch over from outside to now indoors. Grow lights on - Dill and Cilantro just started to sprout. Blueberries look good, should be ready in about a month. And rosemary, I just brought inside a potted plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 It was suggested in another topic to use a fountain in a garden pond to control floating weeds. The idea being the weeds won't grow if the water is moving around a bit. So just installed a cheap (188B) solar powered water fountain from Lazada to give the idea a try. Didn't realize from the pics on Lazada just how small the pump is. But a quick test in the water showed the pump was more than adequate for a nice size water fountain. Realized with the quick test I was going to need to invent something to keep the top of the fountain nozzle just above the water surface. Placing it on an elevated hard surface below the water would work, but even better would be if it could float to allow for changing water levels. With plenty of foam packing material laying around, figured that would lend itself well to a makeshift float. With a bit of trial and error figured out how much foam to use to keep the nozzle just above the water surface. Final step was to wire tie the electric cord to a stick to keep the pump centered in the water pond. Finished install looks pretty good with a nice size fountain of water. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 MINE ARRIVED TOO, THEY ARE MINUTE. have put two together but was about 4.30 not much sun, dribblers at best also began to build my garden and lawn irrigation system. so far above ground to get it right. 4 metal sprinklers. they work fie but the pressure is an issue. might be the cheap tap so am gonna pipe into the main pipe tomorrow then see, once i have to working i willinstall a timer but first need to get pressures right. took the stupid plastic filters out too as they slow the flow a lot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, tommy dee said: MINE ARRIVED TOO, THEY ARE MINUTE. have put two together but was about 4.30 not much sun, dribblers at best also began to build my garden and lawn irrigation system. so far above ground to get it right. 4 metal sprinklers. they work fie but the pressure is an issue. might be the cheap tap so am gonna pipe into the main pipe tomorrow then see, once i have to working i willinstall a timer but first need to get pressures right. took the stupid plastic filters out too as they slow the flow a lot The supply for our garden watering system is the rain collection tank I installed earlier this year. That in turn has it's own booster pump that adds plenty of pressure to the system. It's a Kanto Pump that I bought for 1,450B from Lazada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 4 hours ago, forcebwithu said: The supply for our garden watering system is the rain collection tank I installed earlier this year. That in turn has it's own booster pump that adds plenty of pressure to the system. It's a Kanto Pump that I bought for 1,450B from Lazada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 still no recovered from the size of my 5 new fountains. smslled thn a box of mastches. frickin lazada 5555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, tommy dee said: still no recovered from the size of my 5 new fountains. smslled thn a box of mastches. frickin lazada 5555 You were expecting something like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 no but these are good fora small fish tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 5 hours ago, tommy dee said: still no recovered from the size of my 5 new fountains. smslled thn a box of mastches. frickin lazada 5555 Although they are small, they look to do a good job on the pots that forcebwithu has them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Took a real nice pumpkin from the gaaaarden yesterday, few more left. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 8:52 AM, forcebwithu said: The supply for our garden watering system is the rain collection tank I installed earlier this year. That in turn has it's own booster pump that adds plenty of pressure to the system. It's a Kanto Pump that I bought for 1,450B from Lazada. how many sprinklers are working from that pump amigo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, tommy dee said: how many sprinklers are working from that pump amigo? No sprinklers, it was a misting system. I say "was" because my lady moved her plants around so much it wasn't worth the effort to reposition the misters so pulled them down. You can see in the pic below the misting nozzles. There was probably about 30 of them and the pump was more than adequate for providing good water pressure to all of them, even the ones at the end of the line. If you want to test your sprinklers on the pump, you're more than welcome to come over and hook them up. Tomorrow would be great as I'll need to water the garden again while my lady is in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 well to test phase one, which is pipes above ground testing only: 4 sprinkler units inline result, shite, as in drip only. step 2... fitted new outlet to the water supply as the tap is basically a resistor so slow the volume coming out. replaced with plastic 2 inch tap, then reduced to 1 inch pipe. and removed the filters that are for some stupid reason fitted inside the sprinklers result, much better BUT still not enough pressure fo them to switch back and forth, the work fine one way only, so lifted up the flick switch and they do 360 fine. not ideal but its a start also ordered lazada some v cheap sprinklers without mechanism to see if they work too THE PLAN is to fit in 4 garden areas. each on a time, each set an hour apart from 3.30 am. so each will have the best pressure available. they will cover the grass and most plants these are what I have ordered and based on the price I am not expecting much. will see https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i885320475-s1781304933.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&spm=spm%3Da2o4m.order_details.item_title.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I call the tomatoes from the local market, rubber ball tomatoes, no flavor or juice. You could bounce them off the wall. I had a Florida friend bring me seeds that were supposedly developed for a hot weather climate. Most came up and looked great. They fruited and then withered up and died. I planted them in full sun, partial sun and shade. Same results. I used clay soil, sandy soil and sterilized soil from the nursery. I gave up. The cherry tomatoes from the market taste great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 these are what I have now, FWIW they need a lot of pressure to work properly and I dont want to add a pump https://www.lazada.co.th/products/12-i124947228-s130953982.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.bestshown_1.11.14992dc1ecOx7d&search=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 20 hours ago, boydeste said: Although they are small, they look to do a good job on the pots that forcebwithu has them in. they are total crap to be honest. the main issue is when you plug them in they work, when the sun goes off, ie hand in front, they go off, then dont come back on again unless you unplug and plug in again. you get what you pay for but they are total pants. sorry. his floating idea is an excellent one BTW, but the units are shite. anyone wants them I have 4 with no use for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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