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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” — Abraham Lincoln
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Tyler Ludens wrote:My husband is making cloches from 1 gallon juice jugs, using a glass scoring jig and a soldering iron.
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Catherine Windrose wrote:Thrift shops often have all manner of inexpensive clear glass bottles, candle holders, mason jars, and vases that can be turned upside down to function as a cloche. If you decide to check that out, call first to find when or if there are discounted days. Here there are 50% off days in some of the thrift shops which can make for great shopping.
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Mike Haasl wrote:If you cut the bottom off a 1 gallon jug, does the open lid of the jar keep them from overheating during the day? Do you have to put the lid on at night or does it still hold enough heat in?
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Jain Anderson wrote:I make use of this concept by recycling gallon milk jugs...quote]
I like how you made those wire protectors -- I've wrestled with making round tops so I could have round bottoms and what a bother that is! Your method of just making rectangular tops and pulling the bottoms out to make them round is perfect! So glad you posted the photo.
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Tristan Vitali wrote:I have even ditched the need to start tomatoes indoors, which is FREAKING AMAZING here in Maine! After several years of testing, I've found tomatoes started direct-seed under a bottle cloche catch up to and surpass tomatoes transplanted by the first or second week of July most years and there's been no discernible difference in yields."
Added bonus for those of us dealing with slug pressure: by leaving the cap on the bottle until temps are warmed up nicely and the surface has dried a bit, I've found a had a huge decrease in loss of seedlings to those slime balls
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Nicole Alderman wrote:
Tristan Vitali wrote:I have even ditched the need to start tomatoes indoors, which is FREAKING AMAZING here in Maine! After several years of testing, I've found tomatoes started direct-seed under a bottle cloche catch up to and surpass tomatoes transplanted by the first or second week of July most years and there's been no discernible difference in yields."
When do you sew your tomatoes in the cloche? I planted my seeds in their cloches at the beginning of March, and none in the cider jugs seem to have become seedlings. I have one inside the big lightbulb cover, and one inside the glass window cloches, but nothing inside the cider jugs. I'm not sure why.
I'm not sure if I should try sewing more seeds, or just cut my losses and buy a few more tomato plants. We get a lot of late blight on my property, and we get it as early as August, so I'm trying to get the tomato plants growing sooner so I might get more than a few cherry tomatoes before the blight sets in.
Nicole Alderman wrote:
Added bonus for those of us dealing with slug pressure: by leaving the cap on the bottle until temps are warmed up nicely and the surface has dried a bit, I've found a had a huge decrease in loss of seedlings to those slime balls
I did noticed that I actually have carrot sprouts inside my cloches, while I really don't have any elsewhere. I'm thinking that might be due to protection from slugs!
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