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Growing Tomatoes In Hanging Baskets

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Date: 04/05/2009 Topics: Gardening > Growing Food | Readers Request > Gardening  
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I've seen commercials for the hanging baskets to grow upside down tomatoes. Do these really work and does anyone know how difficult they are to use? Thanks so much.

Hardiness Zone: 7b

By Rcwidow from NC

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By spninn (3) Contact
Funny I just read about this today! Here is a good resource from tipnut.com to grow tomatoes upside down using 5 gallon buckets

http://www.upsidedowntomatoplant.com/

Happy gardening, Patricia in Colorado

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By Oakrainbow (6) Profile Contact
I grew the cherry tomatoes and they grew really well in the hanging basket. The next year I tried the bigger tomatoes in the hanging basket the next year and they never produced for me although in the top of the container a bird built a nest! I am thinking I will put cherries tomatoes in there this year. Oh and yes you must have a very sturdy place to hang them.

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By Goatlady (2) Contact
My success was not as great as I had hoped. We cut a hole in the bottom of two five gallon buckets, planted the tomatoes into the hole and filled with soil. We hung them on a t-shaped 2x4 form, sunk into the garden soil. They just didn't grow lush like our garden planted varieties and seemed scraggly. So I think I'll dress the form like a scarecrow this year...just wish it would keep the woodchucks out of the broccoli!

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By Firedancer67 (17) Profile Blog! Contact
these are great but.... yes there is a "BUT". Do not hang on a shepherds hook. MUST be hung from sturdy hook. These becomes easily 20-30 lbs when filled and watered. I hung mine on front porch in sun. water them until water leaks back out. Also you have to still prune them or the will get too long and bear no fruit. If the leave touch the ground or other plants below them, the cut worms and other pests will still get them!

My husband moved mine the were touching the ground and they didn't produce. Cut worms crawled up the surrounding plants and ate them! They are good if you hang them high and in the sun.water every other day use fertilizer (liquid) twice a month and you are good to go

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    Tips for growing tomatoes in hanging baskets from the ThriftyFun community. As far as hanging baskets of tomatoes, all I can think of is grape tomatoes would be the easiest and most adaptable. You need good soil, something to keep the dirt in the baskets, some sort of support for the plants. And plenty of sunlight.

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Tips for growing tomatoes in hanging baskets from the ThriftyFun community.

Try Grape Tomatoes

As far as hanging baskets of tomatoes, all I can think of is grape tomatoes would be the easiest and most adaptable. You need good soil, something to keep the dirt in the baskets, some sort of support for the plants. And plenty of sunlight.

By lahlbrand

Upside Down

My sister grew them upside down in hanging planters somehow and gave me one, it was great!

By Lily 59

Five Gallon Buckets

We planted tomatoes in buckets last year and have started some this year (07). Simply cut a hole in the bottom of a bucket about the size of a quarter turn it over and fill with a good soil. Turn it back over and put a tomato in the hole and let it set that way for a few weeks. After the tomato has taken and made roots, hang it up on a hook somewhere and water frequently. Soon you will have tomatoes!

By JM

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Growing Tomatoes In Hanging Baskets

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RE: Growing Tomatoes In Hanging Baskets

Grow them upside down in a coffee can. Take both ends off a coffee can, and cut an X in the plastic lid. Poke holes in one end of the can to put in a wire for hanging, and then gently insert the plant through the X in the lid, snap the lid on the opposite end from the hanger, and fill the can with soil. The plant will want to grow up towards the sun, and will curl up around the can. Works great with cherry/grape tomatoes or smaller regular tomatoes. (09/13/2007)

By QueenBeeCrafts

RE: Growing Tomatoes In Hanging Baskets

I decided to use milk jugs to plant my tomatoes in, the jug already has a handle to hang them with, and is easier to cut a hole in the bottom, I also made a strawberry pots with milk jugs as well, and have planted bell pepper, squash, and eggplant plants in the tops of the containers! (05/31/2008)

By skayc1

RE: Growing Tomatoes In Hanging Baskets

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