upside down hanging tomato plants

[TanksHill]

ok, sounds like I have good idea it just needs to be refined a bit. Thanks

 

[denimangle]

here is a planter DH made for the upside down planting.
I keep a upside down water bottle stuck in the top for water.
Here in Texas it dries out fast. these were made from scrap lumber from a fence company

 

[TanksHill]

ohh, thanks that's helpful. I have saved a bunch of those Folgers plastic coffee buckets. So I think I am going to start with a couple of those.

 

[enjoy the ride]

One of the reasons that this kind of growing interests me here is the massive slug population. The biggest slug I have personally measured is 9". But I think they can get bigger. And sooooo many of so many kinds. They can nuke plants over night.
I wonder what kinds of things beside peppers would do well with this sort of growing. Tomatoes would not be a big deal for me because slugs don't eat them. I wonder about strwberries, lettuce, cabbages- I hardly grow them becaude the daily slug battles get me down.
Any one have experience with this?

 

[farmerlor]

One of the reasons that this kind of growing interests me here is the massive slug population. The biggest slug I have personally measured is 9". But I think they can get bigger. And sooooo many of so many kinds. They can nuke plants over night.
I wonder what kinds of things beside peppers would do well with this sort of growing. Tomatoes would not be a big deal for me because slugs don't eat them. I wonder about strwberries, lettuce, cabbages- I hardly grow them becaude the daily slug battles get me down.
Any one have experience with this?

What I was thinking was what if a person put the pepper or broccoli or cauliflower to grow upside down and then planted some strawberries or lettuce on TOP of the bucket???? That's it, that's my thought for the day.

 

[enjoy the ride]

Two surface growing.....hmmmmm..............
Might be an intersting experiment.

 

[TanksHill]

Just as long as my strawberries don't taste like broccoli!

 

[denimangle]

Yes You can grow top & bottom ...I had tomatoes & peppers in the bottom. Flowers in the top. Workes good.
Cheryl

 

[shilohschild]

Here are a couple of great sites I discovered today that are growing upside down tomatoes in buckets. I'm excited to try this this year.

http://www.upsidedowntomatoplant.com/
http://www.minifarmhomestead.com/gardening/tomato.htm

 

[VT-Chicklit]

Thanks for the links shilohschild. They are great.