Exemplary Bucket Tomatoes Upside Down
The grass in the top of the buckets helps hold the moisture in.
Bucket tomatoes upside down. The Secret To Growing Tomatoes In 5 Gallon Buckets. Some people choose to make their own upside down tomato planters. The chains on each side allows him to raise the buckets as needed.
Before putting your tomatoes in an upside down planter I like to mix my potting soil. To start pick a 5-gallon plastic bucket. However if youre working on a limited budget or dont want to invest a great deal of money into a planter you can make your own easily.
There are commercial systemsbasically a pot with a hole in the bottomspecifically intended for this type of culture but you can save a lot by converting a simple plastic bucket into a pot for upside down tomatoes. If you are going to hang one from a wall or ceiling make sure all of your hardware is strong enough to hold all the weight. Cherry tomatoes and Grape tomatoe s make an excellent choice for upside down growing.
Gently insert the root ball into the hole in the bucket to firmly plant the tomato in the soil. Tomatoes are vines so they dont seem to be confused by being planted upside down but apparently many of the critters that munch on tomato plants are. In our trials we have found there are a few key secrets to success for growing tomatoes in buckets.
Most any tomato variety can be successfully grown upside down but you will find that the smaller varieties are better suited for it. This makes hanging them a challenge. But promises of tomato nirvana.
Pull the root ball of the tomato plant through the bottom of the bucket and then fill the bucket with damp soil. The best thing about these planters is you can use the top space to plant other things like herbs. We actually create our own potting soil from a mix of soil compost worm castings perlite and spent.