Upside Down Tomatoes

By Rhonda Cossey

The upside down tomato growing concept is just one of the ideas in the ever broadening area of vegetable growing that our ancestors, even the closest ones, would never have conceived of in their day to day gardening toils. The concept seems to be that if you can put it in dirt, you can grow it and eat it.

While admitting that the idea was not something I would have thought of - or even considered - the concept is proving to be very popular, especially for those with a short growing season and those with no ground area to put a more traditional potting system on. The basic premise of the upside down tomato is that you can put the dirt in a tubular hanging contraption, put the water reservoir on the top, and plant a tomato plant in the space on the bottom. This makes perfect sense if you have ever gardened in a pot, because the water will keep the soil at a constant moisture rate and the fertilizer being put into the water would keep the plant nourished more effectively. There would be less water evaporation, meaning less mess and fewer times to have to water. Seems quite plausible.

There are those who utterly swear by these hanging gardens. They work very well if you can follow directions and understand the basics of gardening to begin with. It has been shown to be very popular with apartment dwellers, especially those on the upper floors when they have no growing room except a tiny deck to work with. The amount of room they save can open up floor space for other vegetable treats, such as lettuce, so that you can grow an entire salad bar in a very small space indeed! The novelty also makes a really good conversation starter for people you have just met, or with people you would like to meet!

The ease of using the upside down tomato plant is one of the key features that make this planting method so popular. The main thing to remember is to choose your tomatoes wisely, make sure you water when needed, and make sure your hanger is strong enough for the weight of the entire contraption, taking into account the weight of the tomatoes you will be growing.

Added up it becomes heavier than standard hangers can handle, so make sure you are properly outfitted in that department. You must learn how to prune the tomato plants effectively to keep off anything that is not going to produce the most benefit for your harvests. Pruning also helps to keep down the weight of the plant. Excess foliage means excess water usage and unnecessary plant exertion for growing greenery instead of fruit! You can't eat the leaves.

You can also use the upside down tomato grower for things other than tomatoes. If you have one for tomatoes, why not one for cucumbers? This would add one more interesting ingredient to your salad bar. You could make pickles? You can also use one for eggplant, and maybe some peppers, perhaps. A line of vegetables hanging along a roofline would make a very interesting landscape.

Upside down tomatoes may be a fairly new technique, but it has caught on in certain areas and is becoming very popular in our health conscious society. The flavor of homegrown cannot be duplicated, and with something as easy as upside down vegetables why would we settle for anything less? Today may be upside down tomatoes, but in the future - who knows how efficient we may have to become.

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