In article , Charlie wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:30:02 -0500, Jangchub
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:44:36 -0400, "Not@home" wrote:

A few years ago I only saw the inverted tomato planters on late night TV
ads (the kind where the pitch man screams at you) and figured they were
a gimmick. But now they are showing up in the more reputable catalogs I
get.

Do these work? I'm tempted because we live in a city with limited
garden space, and apparently these could be used on a porch or patio.

i am trying one this year. I have a tomato plant growing in it now in
the greenhouse and by the weekend it will be moved out of the
greenhouse. It is growing very quickly and healthy.

I think this will prevent a lot of diseases which splash up onto the
foliage from the ground. I'll be interested to see how well it does.
If it does well I am going to make more using those IKEA bags which is
basically the same material the Topsey Turvey is made of.
Victoria

For those who aren't too picky about looks, I've done this with a
five-gallon bucket, using a wad of spaghnum to hold the initial root
ball and plug the one inch hole I cut.

Charlie

And? What did you think of the results? Giving up dirt?
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