[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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>> 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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