How Do You Make An Upside Down Tomato Planter?
• Find a five gallon bucket with handle. You can buy one from the local hardware store in the paint section, but it’s better to re-use. This one carried salt for a marine aquarium. Pool chemicals sometimes come in 5 gallon buckets, and even laundry detergent. • Drill a one to two inch hole in the bottom center of the bucket. • After frost in your area, carefully stick a small tomato plant through the hole, leaving the root ball, soil intact in the bucket. • Without smooshing your plant, carefully fill the bucket with a bag of potting soil. You may want to add other things beneficial to tomatoes like blood meal. • Another photo will follow when plants start to grow. Hang in a secure location with full sunshine. • Water from the top and keep it watered according to the needs of your plants. • Plant some seeds or herbs on the top. Be patient. In a couple of months, you will enjoy your tomatoes, saving patio space as well as creating a conversational item.
