[Homestead] Tomatoes, for the seriously space challenged

Sage Austin | Eureka! Design eureka at hctc.net
Sat Jan 17 14:28:45 EST 2009


Yes. I suppose it may work in some climates, but I have the space to 
grow them in the ground, so I gave up on this idea. Perfect for urban 
and patio gardeners, no doubt, but I'm not sure about its viability on a 
larger scale.

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> Are you talking about the "upside down" tomato plant? I tried that, too, and 
> it failed. I'm not sure what the problem was, but it never thrived and 
> eventually gave up without producing anything.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Tioga Co. PA
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> From: "Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka at hctc.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 12:34 PM
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>
>   
>> I experimented with this the year before last and it was a disaster. I
>> did not buy the official product, but made my own from recyclables too.
>> For areas with high temps such as ours, the roots just baked to death
>> and the tomato plants suffered and eventually died without providing 
>> fruit.
>>
>> --Sage
>> Way Out in Texas



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