Put the lid onto the bucket then tip the bucket onto its side.
Growing tomatoes in buckets upside down.
The fight for gardening space in small yards has led to a surge of interest in vertical growing techniques including the common practice of planting and growing tomatoes and cucumbers upside down.
But promises of tomato nirvana don t quite live up to expectations for most.
Push your tomato plant down into the soil through the hole in the bucket up to the first set of sturdy leaves.
As described by blogger alison mcfadden on everyday shortcuts it s a simple diy project.
Advantages of growing upside down tomatoes.
Just consider growing tomatoes upside down eliminates the need for staking and trellising.
Fill the bucket with potting soil up to 3 to 5 inches from the top.
Those inverted tomato systems have been on the market for a while and work okay with good cultivation and watering practices.
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Growing plants upside down isn t a new concept.
One form of tomato container gardening that s becoming popular is growing the plants upside down with a pre made or homemade upside down planter.
Next select the plants that will become your upside down tomatoes.
The support that tomato plants normally need as they grow taller is no longer necessary.
Good for limited space.
If you are using a bucket for growing tomatoes upside down cut a hole about 3 4 inches 7 5 10 cm in diameter in the bottom of the bucket.
Growing tomatoes in containers also means no more weeding.
Most tomatoes when grown traditionally need staking stakes are used to keep tomatoes off the ground and to keep the stems from.
When growing upside down the weight of the plant just falls naturally downwards towards the ground.
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The advantages of upside down tomatoes is that they re less exposed to pests and weeds they take up less room the plants don t usually need to be staked and the plants are mobile.
Growing tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets upside down.
Upside down tomato planters are all the rage promising a simple system to produce baskets of plump ripe tomatoes.