The reason for the water beds is to keep the plants watered so he doesn't have to do it. Tommy only does seedlings in the beds and then when he chooses them to evaluate further they go into the ground or the beds. Pots dry out really quick in our parts and need to be watered daily and then they still dry out if the roots and foliage are big; the water just runs off the foliage and onto the ground and never makes it into the pot. The water beds eliminate that problem. I don't know if Tommy has a well or not but if not this saves on the water bill not watering daily.
