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Hanging Tomatoes


Jeanniebean

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UPSIDE DOWN GROWING TOMATOES

 

:BashHead: :nuhuh: Yes I would be glad to answer since it is my blog!

:forgive_me?: You can buy the planters in the retail Home Depot

or Nursery.But what we did is go the the dollar store

 

and get pails for buck. Put a hole on the bottom the size

 

of a quarter. Take a S hook (that is large enough) and

 

squeeze one side on the handle and the other side of the

 

S hook is your hanger side. We have a wire fence

 

around our property so we hang the plants off the fence.

They get lots of sun.

 

OK, now to plant - place you plant in the pail with the top

 

of the plant coming out of the bottom threw the hole.

 

Be careful not to be ruff. Start to put soil into on top of

 

the root ball and if you hole ends up too big suggestion

 

is take a couple pieces of newspaper cut a hole in the

 

center to stick the plant then lower it into the pail and

 

the dirt stays attached easier. Fill pail with soil and on

 

top plant your basil. Basil keeps the tomato bugs at bay.

 

This is the inexpensive way otherwise those containers

 

they sell in the store are going for 20 bucks. Oh, I use a

 

box cutter to make the hole. I use a magic marker to

 

designate where the X with a circle around it marks the

 

spot. The only thing I will caution you about is make

 

sure where you hang it from, that it is sturdy. Last year

 

one of the hanger was on the porch wood posts and

 

half way thew the summer it came crashing to the

 

ground. :roflmao: The wood was rotten.

 

That's another project for another day.

 

I am happy to hear that their are so many of you that

 

want to know how to do this. I will tell you that I think

 

the Cherry or Grape tomatoes are the easiest to grow

 

this way. Thank you all.

 

As to get Carl to write, his spelling is bad. He get

 

frustrated, I tried - he passed. Carl plays cards. That is

 

after each one. That is his comfort level. He is the

 

socialite at the neighbor coffee shop. He gets more out

 

of having in person contact with people. Not computer.

 

Carl is a 'big ham'. Likes peoples responsiveness in

 

person. Let us all remembertolaugh, jb

 

P.S. More gardening how too and tips to come.

 

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wow Jeannie:

 

thanks for the tip. I am still developing interest for gardening, if i decide to garden I m going to try your upside tomato gardening.

 

Asha

 

 

 

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Thanks Jeanne, I was talking to Lin in chat about growing them upside down.. Your way is much less inexpensive than buying the tomato hanging things..

 

I am looking forward to trying this.. It is sometimes hard to get the tomotoes to ripen here, our summers can be cool or wet. I love the tip for the Basil on top of the tomatoes.

 

Thanks soo much. Bonnie

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Thanks for this great idea! I've been thinking about trying to grow tomatoes upside down, but was assuming I'd have to buy one of those "kits". This is a GREAT alternative!!! I'm excited to try this!

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