Hanging plants upside down to ripen
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Comments (3)I used 2 last summer- 1 for tomatoes and 1 for cucumbers. The cukes didn't fare as well, but the tomatoes were fine. The biggest hint is to only put one, maybe two (at most) in a turvey- I had 6 in one, so they didn't thrive. It was my first time ever gardening, so I can't really complain! :) They grew, we had tomatoes, but the plants themselves didn't do quite as well as if I'd put just 1-2 plants in it. This year, I have Early Girls and Beefmasters in the turveys- 1 in each, and they're doing pretty well....See MoreUpside down tomato plants: Photos/advice needed
Comments (1)They look fine to me. That is a really interesting way of growing tomatoes! I've done them in hanging baskets before and that works great as well. I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't get fruit. Make sure that you fertilize your tomatoes with either liquid fish fertilizer (follow dilution instructions) once a week or with liquid seaweed fertilizer once a week. What I actually do is use the two fertilizers alternately. (Fish one week, seaweed the next)...See MoreA few quick questions about upside-down tomato plants
Comments (11)Sorry for all the bad info you were given and the wasted $$$ it has cost you and now the many problems you'll have to deal with. Is the Garden Soil a bad idea in containers? Definitely. It compacts badly, drains poorly and leads to plant root rot. Thus the warning on the bag. You'll find many discussions about the other problems it causes over on the Growing Tomatoes forum and the Container Gardening forum here. You'll also find many discussions there about all the issues of trying to grow upside down. It is a passing fad at best and a bad one. While the Celebrity 'might' do ok in a proper sized container of 10-12 gallons and right side up and the Big Beef will need a container of at least a 12-15 gallons for success, the Sun Gold is a HUGE plant - by far the biggest of the varieties you have as it often reaches 4-5' in width and 8-10' tall. It seldom does well in even a 1/2 whiskey barrel sized container without a great deal of extra work and care and feeding. Next year stick with varieties that are bred specifically for growing in containers. There are many of them available. Your plants are young enough and small enough that they can still be transplanted into a proper container mix and proper containers and do well IF you want to invest the money in making the needed changes. Good luck. Dave...See Morehanging plants to ripen???????
Comments (2)No, I would not remove the leaves except the lower soiled ones. OTOH: It should not make any difference, if you wash the roots, cut them off, remove some of the leaves. It is just simpler, less time consuming not to get involved. Actually, doe it make a difference if you hang it upside down or upside up ? Me thinks "no". But it is easier to hang them upside down rather than upside up. hehe This post was edited by seysonn on Sat, Oct 18, 14 at 14:56...See Moregreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
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