Didn't get to plant any tomatoes (or anything else) this year.  Too many other projects.  And we've never planted in this area before, so we had no idea whether they would take off or not.  Appears they did! lol.  I figure I can give plenty of them away at my work, maybe even sell 'em cheap.  Wanted to plant corn, but never got around to that either.  

I have no idea about the pH, and we have only watered them once, from a creek that runs around the garden area.  Its been dry here, then wet, then dry again.  Cool... then blazing hot, crazy-azz weather.  But they seem to like it just fine!  

Oh, once they get to the point of being able to dig up, I hear the deer might eat them, so we'll have to wait and see what happens on that front.  

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/14/12 at 11:20:15:



Yup, i actually thought about exactly this possibility.


I might end up installing a brake system for the cart wheel.


The thing is that this will be a 5 MPH vehicle to be used
around the block and in a bicycle-only park pathway,
so no big deal, I hope.


However if the thing turns out to be totally clumsy and undriveable
I will order the same exact wheel and axle (old Kawa Z440 front)
and turn it into a 2 wheel hitch-trailer just like you mentioned, I'll
hopefully have it operational  as soon as next Wednesday and we'll
see then, I just have not had any time to get around to actually soldering
the frame, just too much stuff going on right now plus 60+ hours of
work a week dammit!


To be honest the main reason I wanted a side car and not a trailer
is because they just look so darn cool when mounted on a bicycle!  


...and also because everyone and their grandma have a geeky-looking
bike-hitch they use too tow their filthy kids and dogs around and this
kinda annoys me and do not wanna become one of those kind of ppl.  




But many thanks for the thoughtful advice man!
Will keep you up to date.

Make vodka!


--Steve

a chicken or duck would eat your pests,
Go get Grit Magazine, this month its got a good How To on pests, organic methods, not poison.

Mentally, put a line from sidecar tire contact point on the ground, to front tire. Now, look at where a passenger will, well, Could, put his weight outside that line. Looks to me like it could possibly lift the bikes rear tire. Mite wanna watch for that. Maybe Im just not seein how its gonna work, IDK,

So here ya' go, it's done (kinda).

Not unlike a Bonsai, this IS a work-in-progress but
v1.0 is ready and fully rideable (well, till something on it breaks that is).

So how does it ride?

Well, like a modern light-weight beach-cruiser with a
bed frame and a kawasaki front wheel attached
to it, that is how... in a nutshell: kinda bouncy.  


Today I took it for a 2 mile ride in the country and
no problems, uphill is hard but I'm pretty fit so whatever,
brakes fine and my super "swing" system for turning works
surprisingly well, you just have to steer a bit with your
shoulders that's all.

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Potatoes, tomatoes, ginger, berry bushes and herbs are all
doing well after last week's biblical rains, potatoe plants are
waist-high and tomatoes are still tiny and green, will post pics
of garden soonish.


Also been using the 2stroke scooter all summer just for kicks,
takes me where I want to go at a respectable 45mph and gets
over 90mpg, sweet.

The other sidecar still lays in the garage awaiting for proper
funds to buy a "real" motorcycle to pair it with, I'll keep you posted.



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but if the choice was made to Dnepr sidecar, then in my opinion you need to minimize the side of the carriage, and make a transition to the windshield of sidecar..