[Redwellies]

I was flicking through the advertisements in one of my gardening magazines, to find a gadget to grow upside down tomato's, I looked at it and thought great idea, instead of fighting gravity go with it, apparently due to this fact bumper root system and crop.  However for three of them over £35 squid.  Not on your nelly I thought to myself.  So I got some average sized pots (sorry never know the size probably 9") cut a 2-3" hole in the bottom, made a cardboard cut out of the the base  (to stop soil and plant falling out and saving water) but allowing water through) which I then pushed down into the bottom of the pot, slit a cross in that to enable the flaps to be moved aside enough room basically to get the tomato leaves through.  Filled the pot with multi purpose and now they are hanging (used old wire hangers pierced through the top of the pots) both outside and inside.  The reasons for my efforts is I have an enormous amount of tomato plants for indoors and out so I thought bumper crop this year (loads of tomato sauce to freeze etc) avoid blight hopefully as it is on my plot.  Worth a try see what happens!!  Will keep you posted

[fluffypebble]

I think I followed that but can you post a pic please.

[Redwellies]

Mmmm, does seem a bit complicated, just caught my imagination, which does not translate very well.  Will take a photo tomorrow of one that I made and post

[Aunt Sally]

  :shock:

Let us know how they go  

[Redwellies]

  :shock:

Let us know how they go  

Well done AS, that's exactly it, will post my homemade version tomorrow, not that it is that size yet, still very small, cant wait to see if it works though, I've done one with a cucumber in aswell, by the way does that belong to you auntie or a general photo

[earthmagic fairy]

i saw that ad  ..................i thought i can do that !!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for showing me how  cleaver i will use it to space save thanks

[shaun]

surely they would fall out of the pots  

[Annie]

Might be roots that cannot fall through the small hole,or you could put a cusion under incase it falls!

[shaun]

good thought there annie another use for those silly cushions  :roll:
now one more thing in what direction do the roots grow ?

[jackiestagg]

Can somebody please explain whats going on here? Why on earth would you grow your tomatoes upside down? What advantages do you get? Where are these things advertised??? :?

[Aunt Sally]

another use for those silly cushions  :roll:

 You'll get basket bum without one of my nice cushions Shaun  

[shaun]

whats basket bum aunty ?

[Aunt Sally]

You go fishing don't you Shaun  :!:

[shaun]

yes i go fishing but i aint got a basket,my grandad used to have one of those i've got a nash bed chair  

[GrannieAnnie]

I'm growing some tumbling toms that Munty gave me, and the biggest 4 are in the big hayrack hanging on the wall near the kitchen door.  I've also planted some marigolds in there as companions.