How Do You Plant Tomatoes Upside Down In A Planter?
Growing tomatoes upside down has become the newest trend. Many gardeners have found that their tomato yields have vastly improved using this method. Growing the tomato upside down results in increased air circulations, which aids the plant in disease and pest prevention. Incidences of fungus tend to go down drastically because there is no contact between the foliage or tomatoes and the garden soil. The plant seems to more readily utilize water and fertilizer as gravity plays a part in the overall absorption. Growing a tomato plant upside down evenly distributes the weight of the branches on the plant so no staking is ever required. Make a three inch hole in the bottom of the five gallon bucket. Hang the bucket using the handle. Place the tomato plant upside down through the hole. Place a soil mixture of fifty percent garden soil with fifty percent peat moss around the plant. Leave one inch of space between the rim of the bucket and the garden soil. Choose a sunny location to hang the b