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Upside Down Tomatoes
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Does your tomato garden patch get you down? Your tomato plants are straggling, your stakes break away and weeds plague you? Do not despair… you can bring adventure back into your gardening. Just start growing tomatoes upside down.
Surprised?. No one is…. not the least Mr. Bill Felknor, an inventor from Knox will Tennessee who believes God intended tomatoes to be grown upside down. Two million Americans think so too as they set about growing plants that will ideally produce 30 pounds of tomatoes each. The idea grows on you and suddenly isn’t too far-fetched either. Growing tomatoes need not be a back-breaking chore and you don’t have to cover yourself in garden soil rooting for weeds and aphids.
The upside down tomato doesn’t need a lot of garden space either. Even a small patio., r a terrace or balcony will suffice to set up your hanging garden. Plant your tomatoes, root them in a good potting soil and you can sit on the patio and imagine you can see your plants grow like Jack’s beanstalk.
All you need to start some good tomato seedlings, potting soil, a 5 gallon paint can with handle or an old bucket, a watering can and a good bit of trellis wire .Place the can or bucket upside down and with a utility knife carve out a hole at least 3+ in diameter. Now set the bucket (or can right side up between two wooden benches and fill them with the soil all around the hole you have just drilled. Gently hold the tomato plant by the stem and leaves and thread it through the hole so that the shoots hang down and the root ball is retained inside the bucket. Add more soil around the roots; also use some sorghum moss or coffee filters to keep the seedling from falling out of the hole. You can now pack the soil tightly and up to three inches below the rim of the bucket. Water the plants carefully the commercial ones have a water retention sponge that addresses the main problem with container gardens, allowing the water to seep in and fill up the loose spaces within the soil. When eater begins to drip out from the shoots out., lift the bucket by its handle taking care not to let the plants trail on the ground. Hang the tomato bucket on to a post or patio using the trellis wire. Now your tomatoes are ready to grow upside down. the commercial ones have a water retention sponge that addresses the main problem with container gardens, If, however, you don’t like working with beat-up cans or tools send out your order for a ” hanging garden’
Felknor sold seven million of these contraptions last year.Topsy Turvy they call them. t Like all paying inventions, it is basically simple. Just a suspended flower pot which grow tomatoes out the bottom of a soil-filled bag and are watered from the top. Not just tomatoes, you can use them to grow other plants like peppers or cucumbers. Yet the idea is so compelling that it appeals to that section of town and city gardening enthusiast who is always looking for novelty and a chance to have a home garden without having to weed or get dirty.
No wonder then the Topsy Turvy Planter was featured in TIME magazine last year. There have been variants of course, as tradesmen joyfully pounced on the idea. The Upside Down Tomato Garden has room for more plants on top of the pot. The commercial ones feature a sponge that retains water around the roots. This solves the real problem of keeping the plant adequately watered. The Topsy Turvy sells from around upward to for the high end ones
.Welcome to America…the upside down land of tomato growers
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