Has any one tried to grow those upside down tomatos? We are trying, and if anybody has any good advice...please share. We will make periodic updates as our plants grow.
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- SU
Mar 20, 2009Never tried upside down. We had 4 Tomatoe plants last year. Got about 6 tomatoes from them. We try, but thumb is not very green.....
RéagirRépondre - GA
Mar 20, 2009bought one last week plan on planting it this weekend and see what happens too..
RéagirRépondre - HO
Mar 21, 2009haha I had been thinking about the upside down growing but never looked into it..was going to ask you how you get them started..thanks Ed and Shirley
RéagirRépondre - MEMembreAuteur d'origineMar 21, 2009
We started our plants from seeds. We made the hangers.
RéagirRépondre - MEMembreAuteur d'origineApr 2, 2009
We planted the same thing, except no corn, but did plant green, yellow, orange and red bell eppers for fajita's too.
RéagirRépondre - GAMay 15, 2009
the first tomato we planted didn't survive but tried another and its coming along pretty good, also had a old metal bait bucket that i planted a tomato plant in it actually looks better than the upside down plant, can't wait to see which produces faster..
RéagirRépondre - GA
May 16, 2009I saw an ad for a self-contained growing system that looked promising...self-watering, etc and thought there might be a homemade version. Well, I googled it and got a great hit right away. I built it in about 45 minutes, planted and it was wildly successful for me. I should have pulled out the tomatos that I put in it last year, but it stayed alive over the winter and has produced again this spring and summer. I liked it so much that I made another for an herb garden, and it is going to town with basil, garlic, thyme and chives.
Here's the link. Try it...not really expensive at all and it works.
http://www.josho.com/gardening.htmRéagirRépondre - GAMay 20, 2009
the upside down tomato plant is really growing i'm still concerned that it will snap when the tomato come in
RéagirRépondre - MEMembreMay 25, 2009
I can't help thinking that since the dawn of man we have been sowing seeds in the ground and and they naturally grow upwards towards the sun. So why do we think we can trick Mother Nature?
I have 2 dozen tomato plants I started from seed and it sure is a pain to be moving them inside and outside every day (we had a frost last night and it's not safe here to plant outside until about June 1st). The good news is that I have spent the last 3 afternoons naked outside in the garden.RéagirRépondre - GAMay 25, 2009[quote]I can't help thinking that since the dawn of man we have been sowing seeds in the ground and and they naturally grow upwards towards the sun. So why do we think we can trick Mother Nature? I have 2 dozen tomato plants I started from seed and it sure is a pain to be moving them inside and outside every day (we had a frost last night and it's not safe here to plant outside until about June 1st). The good news is that I have spent the last 3 afternoons naked outside in the garden.[/quote] It's funny reading about gardening in another part of our country, still waiting for a growing season. Our prime growing season is nearly past, with days generally at 88-92 and nights in the mid 70's. And it's still considered cool, lol! We'll be in the mid to upper 90's daily in another month.
RéagirRépondre - MEMembreAuteur d'origineJun 16, 2009
Went to the website and read the idea, sounds great, almost like hydroponic systems. Don't even ask where I learned about those. Weed control would be a snap, if you even had to worry about it at all. The tomato plants could be sheltered during the winter and regrowen next year with the established root system.
RéagirRépondre - GAJun 19, 2009
Absolutely. I've built two...one with tomatoes, and one with a small herb garden...basil, thyme, chives, etc. They're kind of heavy, but are transportable. Insects are easy to control in them. Keeping the damn cats out is another story, lol!
RéagirRépondre - JO
Jun 19, 2009There is a DIY site called instructibles. There are several sets of instructions for container gardening. Here are several similar to josh's.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Another-ez-cheap-Earthbox-clone-without-PVC!/
http://www.instructables.com/id/how_to_make_an_earth_box/http://www.instructables.com/id/Earth-Box-from-a-Plastic-Barrel/
Once you are on the site, just do a search for "container gardening" or "earth box." There are a LOT of things there from woodworking to whatever.John
RéagirRépondre - JOJun 20, 2009
You're welcome. There is a LOT of stuff on that site. bet you could find at least three things you would like to do besides the containers.
John
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