Tomato thief in the garden
Given our 7 foot fence around the yard, have to rule out deer…my best guess is a raccoon scaling the fence for a snack.
Probably the same one who decided that my first tomato looked too good to ripen to save for seeds and pulled the branch off. It was nice enough to leave the green ones on the fine which I have hung up on my garage where they are turning orange last time I checked them.
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First Tomato 2010
Aug 20, 2010 tomato, upside down planter
This is an unfortunately record, being the latest I have gotten my first ripe tomato. In case if anyone was wondering, this was on the 1 gallon milk carton upside down garden planter.
Upside down tomato planter update
Jul 20, 2010 peppers, tomato, upside down planter
I have been providing (mostly weekly) updates on progress on my two tomato planter designs. So far the 2-liter is the only plant with any fruit, though before looking at this as a failure…due to the poor weather we have been having I have no fruit on the tomatoes growing in the ground.
How has your success been with your upside down vegetables? Please share your pictures in the forum.
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Still no tomatoes…
Jul 4, 2010 tomato
Lots of blossoms, still waiting for that first fruit, hopefully our warmer weather coming this week helps out…
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Why don’t you grow tomatoes in the ground?
Jun 5, 2010 tomato, upside down planter
When I mention I grow tomatoes upside down many people ask me, “Why don’t you grow tomatoes in the ground?” The surprise answer is, I do grow both in the ground and in the air.
The picture above shows my current tomato plants I am growing in the one location with sufficient sunlight to grow them, which might explain the reason why I look alternate options for adding more yields each season.
1 Gallon Milk carton upside down tomato planter
May 15, 2010 cheap, peppers, tomato, upside down planter, water
I wanted to see if (how much) my yields varied by allowing more volume of dirt in my homemade tomato planter, so I made this variation with the same type and size “Husky Cherry” seedling I am using in my 2-liter planter version.
The build for this one is also very simple:
- I started with an organic milk carton given it was already opaque, but if you have the non-organic variety you will want to paint or cover the outside with duct tape.
- Next cut or drill a 1/2 inch hole on the bottom of the milk carton, this will be where the stem of the plant will fit through.
- Cut four slits out from the center of the 1/2 inch hole to make it easier to insert the plant into the planter.
- Insert plant through the bottom.
- Fill with soil (mix of 1 part peat moss/coconut coir)
- Finally drill a hole and feed though eyelet secured with a nut from the back side
Now here is where you can stop or you can go with the advanced auto-watering option. Read the rest of this entry »
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