Comments on: Topsy Turvy Tomatoes

By: sjones71

sjones71 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:29:23 +0000

Hi Janey – well, i gave up on my topsy turvy test. I couldn’t get the same kind of growth that I do in the garden. The trouble with tomatoes is that they are very vulnerable to fungus diseases. Blight. And that gets brought on by moisture. When the plant is upside down, the water has nowhere to go but onto the plant. My suggestion is to water lightly. Don’t be afraid to let it dry up a bit. Water in the morning so that the sun during the day will dry the leaves out. Good luck!

By: janey

janey — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:11:11 +0000

my plant was doing great its the usidedown topsy turvy but when i water it the water seems to hurt the leaves and makes then yellow and like rusted? what do you suggest
/ thanks

By: sjones71

sjones71 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:50:07 +0000

I’ve got mine built and hanging now. A couple of things I would change for the next time – build it higher and sturdier. I just used 2 stakes on each side to make the braces and 1 stake horizontally between them that holds the bucket. It’s probably not high enough and if the bucker gets heavier, it will snap the brace. But we’ll see.

By: Kate theManicGardener

Kate theManicGardener — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:11:11 +0000

It makes sense, since tomatoes will spill over fences, cages, etc, and seem as happy growing down as up. Though they can’t grab or climb anything, they’re really vines, which is why their stems are so wimpy. Anyway, it sure sounds interesting.
–kate

By: sjones71

sjones71 — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:05:41 +0000

Balcony would be perfect… and it makes me realize that I really have no idea where I’m going to put mine…

By: Nancy Bond

Nancy Bond — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:54:39 +0000

I’m going to try this as well as it would be perfect for a balcony! It makes sense, though it seems to defy logic at first.