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Trying to grow Upside-Down Tomatoes

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kensue49:
Woof,
Our hanging basket for the tomato plant had a 2" foam rubber ring that the plant hung from.
It helped retain soon water but this time of year it was not enough.
Kenneth

bj:
   Well Woof, you've convinced me.  It's on next years must do list.  I can see an advantage in that
the biggest problem with tomatoes here is ground temp.  The end of June before the soil really warms up.
   Things like peas that like cool roots do very well though.
   Thanks for the idea

Volvo farmer:
If you're pulling volunteers out of the compost heap, are you only growing heirlooms? I've heard hybrids won't breed true to their original characteristics from seed.

Tritium:
A 1/2 gallon per hour dripper will work very well with one of these to keep it moist all the time. Just put it on a timer to run about 3 times a day for an hour.

Thurmond

Wolvenar:
I did this a couple years back as well, I was not impressed.

Watering was a many multi time a day thing.
Though it grew faster at first, the normally planted ones outpaced it quickly.
The normal ones also produced MUCH more.

I guess my conclusion is, they are nice if you have no other way, and if rig a self watering system.
Not something I intend to repeat while I have alternatives.

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