Upside down tomatoes???

[Stinky The Clown]

I know there's also a gardening forum, but chose to post here as this is more about fresh food than gardens .... or whatever. :)

Has anyone had any experience growing tomatoes upside down?

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

It looks like a good idea to me.



http://www.minifarmhomestead.com/gardening/tomatopictures.htm

[NMDemDist2]

1. the thread in gardening did claim some good results

certainly a great idea for apt dwellers or folks who don't want a large garden patch

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=246x6421#top

[wryter2000]

4. IMHO an Earthbox would be better

www.earthbox.com

I mentioned these in a garden column (one of four in my brief career as a columnist :)). I heard from a few readers that they didn't get good results. But, I find that two early girl tomatoes in two of these (four plants total) produce more tomatoes than I can eat. I also grow peppers and squashes in them.

One earthbox will take up little room, hold two plants, and be a lot easier to use.

[GardeningGal]

2. I tried them one year.

And it was a little strange because they tried to grow up anyway (the top would curve so it was facing up). Last year, instead of tomatoes I planted cucumbers and those worked really well.

[wryter2000]

3. I tried a pepper plant

It was an utter waste. Plus, what you don't think of is once it's full of wet dirt, it weighs a freaking ton. So, you either have to put it together where it's going to hang, or you have to lift it up when it's heavy. I could not do it, and mine ended up hanging a few feet from the ground.

Plus, you have to hang it somewhere where it'll get direct sunlight. That means a hook under an overhang won't work.