Upside Down Tomato Plant Update
By DIY Maven
It’s been about five weeks since I planted my upside down tomato plant, and, I’m very pleased to report, it’s doing great! For comparison’s sake, I planted an additional tomato plant, albeit a different variety, in the ground next to the shepherd’s hook. The plant hanging is DOUBLE the size as the one in the ground, AND the upside down plant has THREE tomatoes on it already, whereas the right side up one has none. The hanging plant did want to grow upward for the first four weeks, but just in the last few days it finally gave in to gravity. So, in conclusion, ass over teakettle is the way to go with tomato plants. IMHO.
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JonBMX3
These really seemed to work out well for you. Has anyone ever done an experiment growing an upside down tomato using homemade baskets against the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter? Which gets better results?
DesigningMom
Thanks for the update Maven. Looks awesome and good to know in comparison to your right side up plant too.
We'll have to try upside down next year. We've two in right side up containers this year. We're growing ours organically. Are yours?
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