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Upside-Down Tomato Updates
To recap the past week since I’ve been dealing with some extremely frustrating connectivity issues…
The Upside-Down Tomato Planter is a big hit. I wanted to address the comments, add some tips, and give some updates.
First, I wanted to give a pointer to Matt for making the original 2-liter bottle instructions. I did make one of these, but for my patio I figured I’d go with something with more soil volume.
Jen asks if jute/burlap bags would work. I think they should, I don’t have any good ideas as to how to hook it to a hanger though. Could require a lot of sewing. Starla mentions that she’s done it and they dry out quickly. I could see that being a big issue.
Lynn asks about rain barrels, and Matt gives her a good pointer. I got one for Xmas and it came with an attachment to hook it to your downspout. I think it came from Great American Rain Barrels.
Barbara worries about the weight once the plants get big. I don’t know for sure, but I did put quite a few beers in there, and it held the weight. She also mentions the potential UV damage. None yet as far as I can tell.
Robbie mentions using plastic buckets. At one point there was a site that described doing that, but it seems to have gone offline. I think that would be great, I’ve actually been considering them for regular planters.
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I am trying a couple of upside down tomato planters. The first thing I noticed was the plants almst immediately curled up like they were trying to grow upright or were reaching for the sun. My concern is that the curled up stem will not be able to support the weight of the tomatoes and will break off. Can anybody help me with this question? I am wondering if the plant will eventually straighten out as it gets heavier.
posted by: Margaret Turnbull | June 22, 2006 04:55 PM
I heard about growing tomatoes upside-down while in line at the dept. store. I bought a small tomato plant and planted it in a gallon milk jug,bottom removed. I fashioned a simple hanger of jute, and it really works! We have a tomato already and it’s the strongest and most healthy of my 9 tomato plants. Fun
posted by: Julie | July 9, 2006 07:23 AM
I am getting ready to start one of these myself and see how it turns out for me. I really don’t have a green thumb, but I’ll try it. Also, the website I got my information about mentioned using the 5 gallon plastic jugs and the web address is http://www.minifarmhomestead.com/gardening/tomato.htm
posted by: April | March 28, 2007 11:31 AM
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