Tomato Plants from Seedshow to grow tomato plants from seeds

Yes you can grow tomatoes upside down. I know that it seems strange but it is a very neat way for a person with a small backyard or poor soil to grow tomatoes. In fact you will get better tomatoes because the critters can’t get to them and they are more disease resistant. The really good news is you don’t have to spend twenty dollars on a special kit to do this. You can create your own upside down garden with a few cheap and simple items.

First get yourself some five gallon buckets with lids. I use cheap white ones making sure that the lids fit tight. You can buy them at almost any hardware store cheap. Now cut a two inch diameter hold in the bottom of the bucket. A drill bit will make this job easier. Now take a coffee filter or scrap of fabric and cover the hole. This is so the soil will not fall out. Fill you bucket with a light weight soil making sure to shake the bucket from time to time so that the soil will settle. Now put your lid on and turn your bucket upside down. Cut a slit into the coffee filter or fabric scrap. And plant your tomatoes seedling making sure to have two inches of coverage on the plant so it will be stable. Now carefully carry your bucket to where you will hang it. Making sure that the seedling does not touch the ground or it might break off. Now hang you bucket in a sunny location and make sure it is well watered for the next few weeks. There you have it. A cheap and very cool way to grow tomatoes that will have all you neighbors asking how did you do that. So sit back and enjoy, because as I have found my upside down tomato plants produce more tomatoes and are healthier then any that I have ever grow-en in the ground. One quick tip. To make watering easier you can just rest the lids on the top. But you will have to watch the soil level with the lids not on tight the wind might blow some out so just make sure that you keep it full. So just check it from week to week and add just fill if you notice it getting lower. And water water water. The roots will dry out faster then if it were in the ground. It is that way with every potted plant upside down or right side up.

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Though many plants are easier and faster to grow, for the garden, tomatoes are one of the most commonly and popular of garden plants. It isn’t hard to see why. A single productive plant can produce up to a hundred pounds of succulent, juicy tomatoes. The key is in how to grow them productively.

Tomatoes come from and still grow in South America, and the needs of the plant haven’t changed much over time. We can use this to our advantage to ensure that our tomato plants are productive, by using the method used by Native Americans.

You don’t necessarily need to have a garden plot to grow them this way, either. They can even be grown in a large container on the patio by slightly altering the following steps. They also do well in flower beds, as long as they have the room to grow and bush out.

You can start with a seedling plant or grow the tomato from seed, but it is easier to purchase a growing seedling plant that is close to twelve inches tall. The tomato production will usually be larger and earlier.

Choose plants with healthy looking leaves and fairly strong stems. The leaves should be dark green, with very little or no yellowing which would indicate a stressed or sick plant.

Note: If you smoke cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe, be sure that you wash your hands well before handling or planting tomatoes. Tobacco residue can spread illnesses to tomato plants.

The following steps are for a tomato plant that is one foot tall, measured from ground level to the top of the plant. You can vary the steps slightly, depending on the height of the plant.

Dig a hole two and a half feet deep and a foot across. This should be in soil that drains well, but that isn’t too sandy. The soil needs to be able to retain the water, yet the roots of the plant should not stand in water, so drainage is necessary. Good quality commercial potting soil will work well, if you are in an area with poor soil.

In the bottom of the hole, place a layer of several inches of dead fish or fish parts. If you like fishing, you can use the leavings after filleting or cleaning the fish you catch.

If you do not fish, check with your neighborhood supermarket. Often, they will save the portions of the fish that would normally be thrown away and give them to you. Seafood stores are another option for getting fish parts. The type of fish is unimportant. For a 1-foot tomato plant, about three to six inches of fish parts is plenty.

Over the top of the fish, place about six inches