Topsy Turvey Tomatoes

[Bigmallly]

could you put the holes in the sides of the bucket and plant a couple of tomatoes in it. Then petunias ofrwhatever in the top - and sit the pot on a wall or solid base?

I'm not building a wall just to sit a couple of pots on........

[veggiechicken]

What about one of those milkmaid yokes? You could walk around with a couple of buckets hanging from your shoulders.

[veggiechicken]

OK, I think I understand what you want to do. BUT if you won't build a wall to put them on, will you build a wall to hang them from?
BTW some of my buckets have lugs on for handles.

[Jeanied]

I was at Wisley with Fi when we saw plastic carrier bags in a greenhouse- filled with compost and a tomato growing out of the bottom and swiss chard growing out of the top.

[lottie dolly]

I tried them last year only cause i bought an upside down planter bag thingy at a bootsale no noticeable differance

have never tried it myself YET,the advantage i imagine would be more growing space,and out the reach of pests 2 or 4 legged lol,but would the plant not twist round and still reach upwards,

[Bigmallly]

BTW some of my buckets have lugs on for handles.

Ear, ear.............

[Bigmallly]

but would the plant not twist round and still reach upwards,

I don't know, I've never grown trailing toms before. I would assume not or at least hope not.

[veggiechicken]

Ear, ear.............[ATTACH=CONFIG]27587[/ATTACH]

Makes me think of
Urnie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milkcart in the West....

[Sarico]

if is just for fun why not give a try... what i did was to cut an hole of 5 cm at the bottom then put a piece of cardboard to stop soil to come out. what i did as well for my hanging basket is make 3 holes like triangle shape ad put some garden wire but what i do is 3 plats with 3 wire each so it's strongher and then make a nod.. is much cheaper and look better then normal hanging basket....but i forgot to say about the tomatoes that because we had a lot of rain after june the tomatoes plant was covered with water coming from the bottom of the pot and the stem was very bad looking and i think beacause it was trying to grow roots but i'm not sure...