Want to grow tomatoes, but lack space?
Then this original method is made for you!
It consists of growing tomatoes upside down.
Yes, yes you read that right, upside down! This trick is very effective...
...and in addition, it allows to considerably increase the quantity of tomatoes produced in a limited space.
Very practical when you have a small garden!
Here is the method to grow tomatoes upside down and save floor space . Look, it's quite simple:
1. Take plastic buckets of about 20 liters.
2. Make a hole about 8 cm in diameter at the bottom of the bucket in the middle.
3. Drill two holes about 5 cm from the edge of the bucket on each side. This will allow you to pass the strings to hang the bucket.
4. Place several layers of newspaper in the bottom of the bucket.
5. Fill the bucket halfway with a quality soil mix.
6. Take 16 mm diameter nylon or hemp twine. Cut two ends about 12 cm long.
7. Pass the two ends through the two holes drilled previously, and tie them to serve as a support.
8. Now lay the bucket on its side and cut a slit in the newspaper through the hole in the bottom of the bucket.
9. Carefully remove the tomato plant from its container and insert it into the bucket through the slot. The newspaper allows the seedling to settle without the soil overflowing.
10. When the plant is firmly in place, you can hang the bucket and finish filling it with soil.
And There you go ! Now you know how to grow tomatoes upside down and save space in the vegetable garden :-)
You see, it's easy to grow tomatoes upside down!
You will see that in addition to saving space, this technique will allow you to grow more tomatoes.
Remember to water at least once a day, twice if it is hot and dry.
Feel free to put a little Epsom salt in the water every 2 weeks during the growing season.
You can also add a little baking soda when planting your tomatoes. It's a little gardener thing. It gives a very pleasant sweetness to the tomatoes.
Instead of buying plastic buckets, you can try to get some from your butcher or creamer.
For step 3, don't drill the holes too close to the top edge to avoid it breaking.
You can even set up a few buckets on your balcony to grow beautiful tomatoes.
