To All, While wasting my life away the other night watching the TV, I came across the QVC channel promoting a couple of Topsy Turvy Tomato Hanging Planters to grow tomatoes upside down. They were about 29 bucks for two. Boy oh boy!
I thought about using old 5 gallon plastic buckets instead at little or no cost.. then drilling holes in the bottom, inserting the tomato, adding a good soil/compost mixture and lastly hanging it upside down from our arbor. Because these tomato planters are like hanging baskets and receive alot of heat and sun exposure, they will be irrigated by a drip system on a timer (maybe twice a day). One more thing, I may have to create a heavy cardboard collar around the planting hole to keep the soil/plant in and to protect the tomato. Any thoughts on my simple design or tomato recommendation? Oh yeah, since they are grown upside down, should I call them the "Tomatoes >From Down Under" or the "Outback Tomato Crop"? :) Whoever comes up with a unique title for these unusually grown tomatoes will be acknowledged on my website... www.casagarden.com. Since space is a valuable commodity in the CG world, others may want to try this method. Thanks in advance for your recommendations/ideas. Jim Call, Huntsville, Al -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release Date: 2/6/2006 ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
