My up-side-down planters, tomatoes & other things planted and hangin’!
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Up-side-down planters, part 2
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November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Thank you!
Thank you!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
you got it going on …
you got it going on! lots of good ideas for us all. thanks, good video!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Way to low to the …
Way to low to the ground.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Glad to help, don’t …
Glad to help, don’t give up.Gardens are so much fun and the hard work getting them started makes up for the long winter with very little exercise. I’ll post pictures of my garden for you.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I agree 100%! My …
I agree 100%! My problem is that my yard is about 2 in. topsoil, then rocks and clay! All of the up-side-down plants are cherry, and small “patio” varieties. I started this year with 5 gal. buckets buried in the ground (as deep as I could get them) to increase the size of my garden.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
You really need …
You really need larger containers…you will get tomatoes, but they will be really small in the containers you’ve got….I did the small containers a couple of years ago and I was so disappointed at the end of the summer. This year I did two upside down planters and five in the ground. I’m 67 and a summer is too precious to waste on small upside down things. Also, have yoy tried QVC’s ROOT BLAST. This stuff is really great! Used only once last season and got sooo many tomatoes.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
As an old timer, …
As an old timer, I’d like to suggest that you need larger containers so the roots can develop more fully and support the plant. If you don’t have enough dirt, the roots get hot, not enough room to spread and the result is similar to what you experienced in your 1st video.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I uses several …
I uses several layers of newspaper, It seems to be holding rather well, but the plant is still small.
thanks for your input
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
That makes sense. I …
That makes sense. I love strawberries and I am trying very hard to aquire a taste for veggies. I don’t like a lot of them so I am growing a whole bunch of stuff, so I can try some new things and learn to like the others. I have tomatoes both upside down and regular. its kind of my personal expirement.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
By the way, ” …
By the way, “MyCustomInstalls” …AKA “ParrotPotterStudio”… AKA “ParrotPilot”. Different hats, same parrot!!
Dan
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I don’t think so …
I don’t think so because strawberries are such an agressively spreading plant; they spend all of their energy trying to fan out rather than going deep…
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
That one stays in …
That one stays in the house…lol
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Sorry I didn’t read …
Sorry I didn’t read down far enough I see that you already answered my question. I wonder if the strawberries would do better in a bigger pot?
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hi I was wondering …
Hi I was wondering how your upside down Stawberries did. I am growing Tomatoes upside down for the first time this year I can’t wait to see how they do
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
It’s ….I can’t …
It’s ….I can’t remember!!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
hey so where are …
hey so where are you growing the upside down weed
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I did have some …
I did have some kind of blight early in the season (this video is from last year), but after it cleared up I did OK. Of all of the “experiments” only the smaller variety of tomatoes and hot peppers did well. Zucchini were the worst up-side-down. I did get lots of strawberries, but they were small.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Could you please …
Could you please follow up your post? How was the crop? - especially upside-downs incl tomatoes, strawberries and zuccini?
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
so clever
thank you
so clever
thank you
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Very nice. Can’t …
Very nice. Can’t wait to see a follow up video with the ‘fruits of your labor’ hanging on the plants. :o)
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
that makes even …
that makes even more sense. i was kind of wondering how well that soil was going to stay in with just roots and jute to hold it in place.
I was thinking of using some old window screen I have, but the plastic makes more sense from a holding in perspective.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I thought about …
I thought about that, I just can’t see making the same thing over & over. I hated making the 10 or so I made for myself. You notice they are all different shapes and colors? LOL
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Never tried that, I …
Never tried that, I do use perlite. I always have some around from making my refractory cement! As for zucchini, I live off of that green gold all summer, and freeze some for the winter! You should try my mock apple pie recipe that I got from mom!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Yes, somewhat, but …
Yes, somewhat, but what I forgot to show were the plastic lids that I place around the plant before I invert them into the hole in the “tray” part of the planters. I just cut in towards the center with scissors and then cut a round hole in the center about 1 inch in diameter. The plastic lid is flexed open around the plant to avoid stressing it, holding the soil back.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I get it now! …
I get it now! That’s such a cool idea! I am guessing the rope helps support the tomato plant on the bottom?