I grew upside down tomatoes last year (as well as some in the ground and in
planters) and they were the only ones to survive the horrible summer. I used a
big mayonnaise tub I gor from a chipper, hung from a hanging basket bracket.
Needless to say, I have extended the upside down tomato growing program this
year.



Anna

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> To: smallholding@...
> From: karence@...
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:42:50 +0100
> Subject: [SmallHolding] Upside down tomatoes...
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> Ooh I must have missed this issue of Home Farmer, but then I only buy it
> sporadically (credit crunch ;-)) This sounds like a good idea in theory, I
> don’t know anybody who has tried it though. My friend always used to grow
> her cherry tomatoes in baskets and they always did beautifully. Another
> friend insists on putting all her lettuce in baskets, she uses the cut and
> come again variety and has had equally good results and with the added bonus
> of no slugs!!!
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> I looked up this upside method of growing tomatoes, there seemed to be some
> mixed results, but I watched incredulously at this site for the Topsy Turvy
> planter: https://www.topsyturvy.com/
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> I thought it would be a huge amount of stress on the stem, would be an
> interesting experiment to conduct with the children! I found the link to
> these planters on this UK thread, might be worth a read:
> http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/new-shoots/upsidedown-tomato-plan
> ters_15775.html
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> Let us know how you do.
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> Regards
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> Karen
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> From: smallholding@... [mailto:smallholding@...]
> On Behalf Of Amanda caukwell
> Sent: 04 June 2009 14:23
> To: smallholding@...
> Subject: [SmallHolding] (unknown)
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> Recently, well 3 months agoI discovered Home Farmer magasine. From this I
> have found sites and ideas. My garden soil is solid clay and my husband and
> I are both disabled. The cost of raised beds in money and mobility terms
> to build is a bit much. Currently I have five growbags on a tarpauline with
> a plastic cloche over it. we have more lettuce than we can eat!. Using a
> waste piece of commercial green fencing ( like solid six foot high chicken
> wire ) I have made a garden divider. One side of the garden gets no sun due
> to overhanging trees. This divider now has pots at growbags at the bottem
> with peas and peans in. At the top in empty 2 litre coke bottles are
> flowers ( no slugs) and today I started upside down tomatoes in coke
> bottles. Yes I do think the pots are too small but we will see. All these
> are obvious ideas but I never thought of them...
> Am looking forward to the smallholders show in July at the south of England
> show ground. Rang today to book the mobility scouters to get round the
> site and was told they are £20 each. So now my husband will be sitting in
> the car park for the day and I will be in a bad mood, in pain. I don't mind
> paying but most shows we go to they are complimentary.... We can not take
> our own scouter as we will need an empty car due to being end of term and
> daughter comming home that evening.....
> Any advice on growing up side down tomatoes welcomed......
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