Dutch Bucket 'maters

DBT week 2.5

Let's do this!

The tomato plants are growing very well. Two and a half weeks in, all the plants except the middle bucket ( which got planted a week later) have grown another 6 - 8 inches taller and are already setting flowers.

I also have added a solar powered air pump. 

I don't really know how much this has added to their improvement but, it sure didn't hurt.

The pump wasn't unreasonably priced and it works as well as I had hoped.

Obviously it won't work when its dark out but, I don't really need it when the sun sets and the temperatures drop.

When I need it most is when it operates the best.

Around mid day to evening the solar panel gets full sun.

All in all I think it was worth the expense.

Here it is in action.