How to Grow tomatoes in the most unusual way.
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So Simple You're Wonder "Why Didn't I think I of That"
I love home grown Big Boy tomatoes!! There is something more tasteful about tomatoes grown in you own domain. All gardening requires some work and the reward of producing your own food is far greater and the reward you get when you go to the Piggly Wiggly and rumble thru a bunch of rumbled tomatoes.
My current living situation does not allow me to have a garden and I have tried growing tomatoes in pots but that never worked. If you live in an apartment with a deck or have a small yard YOU CAN grow your own tomatoes!! I will gladly show you how.
Item you will need..
1. Tomato Plant
2. Hanging Basket
3. Potting Soil
how simple is that!
Day 4
4 days after planting my tomatoes and peppers they started to grow up, towards the sun. Gravity in Motion. Moving the tomatoe plant to fuller sun may help but I am going to leave it alone and see what happens. When the plant gets heavier it may vine in the other direction. Although, you can see significant growth in a very short period of time.
Day 4
Day 7
Day seven on my quest for the "great tomato". You can seen some small growth and ithas started to fall slightly from previously turning upwards to the sun.
Day 7
Day 9 tomato and green pepper plants
picutres 5-4-09
new photos 5-15-09
May 26 photos
I have a tomato!!! June 1, 2009
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Actually, I seen this wierd thing on late night TV for sale that would grow tomatoes plants upside down for bigger tomatoes because the tomatoe itself would get more nutrients and I said "I can do that" very simple. Cant wait to see how it turns out.
Thank you for this informative hub!
Thank you for this informative hub!
I keep the fingers crossed. Let us know what is going on with tomatoes.
Inspirative!
what a great idea - thank you!
Now that's what I was looking for!!! Alright, just in time too. Most excellent.
adding pictures of growing tomatos
Good hub, Dori...I've been growin' 'maters a long time...Nothing like a good 'mater sammich!
I can't wait Mayberry, I love mater sammich's too!! Nc is having some threatening weather this evening. Stay safe!!
excellent hub What a great way of growing tomatoes. I love tomatoes
This is great. I've been looking at those planters on TV and now that I've seen your hub I'm going to save my money and use some hanging planters I have in the yard. Great idea and yes please post more pictures as your tomatoes grow!
Thumbs up!
Day 7 pictures posted.
Day 9 pictures posted, could use some advice about topping off plant.
dori
Great Idea, beautiful job! Could top if you wanted looks good. wouldn't hurt to be tad bit bushier. You could always take off unwanted side shoots later if it gets to bushy. Make for some big juicy matters yum! :) Great hub luv it!
new pictures posted of tomato and green pepper plants!
lookin great :)
Wonderful idea. It totally beats buying that commercial container offered on TV, which costs more and is absolutely ugly to look at. I have exactly these hanging baskets and new sisal mats as well. I'm hanging my tomatoes this year. Brilliant!
Very cool. I just started mine on my porch. I'll let you know how it goes :) I eat a tomato a day (at least) so I figured I might as well grow my own than buy them from the farmer's market!
thanks Colebabie, I just posted new pics, they have really grown! I am starting a new project growing morning glories upside down!!
dori
very nice pictures! thanks for the info.
Just some add on to tips and tricks on growing tomatoes in my hub
http://hubpages.com/_wanted/hub/how-to-grow-tomato
my 2 cents
You welcome, will go look, I am starting to have some problems with them, its been very windy this past week and I lost a rather large stalk.
I have my first Tomato!
What a great idea! Thanks for making the step by step hub, this is terrific!
Thanks TamCor! I have really enjoyed doing it. I am embarrased to say that this is the first time I grew tomatos! You get use to mom doing and bringing you tons of produce, but it was time I tried it myself. Planting them upside down was so fun, I wasn't sure it was going to work but wow it did, I will post more pictures as the maters grow!!
dori
This has to one of the most fun ways to grow tomatoes, keep us posted on how you are doing.
new photos added
Hi dori, Think that I'll link this to my gargantuan tomato hub if you don't mind. Question.......since it is in a hanging basket, do you have to water it daily?
ofcourse Peggy!!! I have to water them yes daily. I am eating my first one now.. how uncanny
dori
I tried this and did a few things wrong - It was cruel to that poor plant. I may try again now. I love tomatoes.
lol Pastor, If you do try it again, plant the tomatos in a larger container than I did, they did produce but got root bounds. Hope you do try again, that is how we learn!
dori
I've grown "Gardener's Delight" tomatoes successfully in pots but next year I'm going to try your method as well!
Cool creative way to do tomatoes and other balcony grown veggies.. and also, you have a serious interest in writing...
I may try the tomatoes some day, because where i live it's impossible to get tomatoes larger than the size of your heel.
And much of the time they haven't been vine ripened, but are still very green or yellow, and possibly won't ever achieve that rich drooly flavor that is so common in North America and elsewhere.
Thanks, Bruce
Danerobb:
You should try it, I am sure it will even grow inside. Thanks for comment, let me know if you try it and how it goes.
dori
Eric Graudins says:
7 months ago
This is brilliant.
What a great way of growing tomatoes!