Has any one grown the tomato plant in the topsy turvey planter, the one where the plant is gowing upside down. I was given one and can you grow regular size tomatos in them or have to be the small ones? Just wondering how much luck you have had with them. Figure I can ask at the plant place, but thought some thoughts from the gang would be apreciated. The garden place is going to tell you only good stuff. Doug, where have you been? You sure must be enjoying this retirement or you are just tired. We have had such strange weather. Last week really nice and worked out side, now this is different. We just had not really hard wind, and some rain, but in Chico yesterday about 10 miles from us they had hail, rain, strong wind, and snow in the foot hills. Now this afternoon they are saying another storm coming in on the west side of the valley where we are. Strong winds, hail and thunderstorms. In Chico they were having their music festival and it was going to be out side. Well that didn't happen it got moved inside. It was supposed to start about the time all the hail and lightning was going on. Our son was playing with the Big Moe and the Blue Moon band. They won again for the best Blues band. Six years in a row now. They have what they call the Cammies. All the different bands preform ahead of time in the different catagories, and yesterday was when they were giving out the awards. There is no money involved just a chance to be heard and get gigs. Hopefully. ;Hope none of you are in the way of all the flooding in the south. Really makes you wonder what the world is coming to these days. But figures if it is a really hard winter up north all the melting snow has to go some place. Just to bad people have to get flooded out in order to save the larger towns down stream. Our prayers are with all of them. Take care out there Louise

Yup, you can grow just any old tomato in those things... Good luck! Enjoying retirement? HA! Louise, we have been so busy with an assortment of projects I simply haven't had much time to write to the group. For the longest we were building a chicken coop... bought chicks and spent a little bit of time getting them into their teens. Bought seventeen chicks figuring we'd lose some of them. Nope.. we still have seventeen chickens and they are doing great... They are about half-grown now and we have begun opening the door to the coop and letting them roam. Usually I am up and outside first so I open the door for them and they are so eager to get out that when I open the door, they literally come flying out. They spend the day wandering the yard and when something scares them they head back to the coop. Each day they get a little more brave and wander further away from the coop. At the end of the day they return to the coop to be locked in for the night. Hopefully in a few more weeks they should start laying. We'll be wondering what to do with all the eggs then. We have at least three roosters and possibly four, so at some time we'll have to start thinking about chicken and dumplings. We're guessing one rooster will do. We've also spent a lot of time making repairs to the small house the hunters use. They have offered to paint it for us so we jumped at that offer. They painted it just over a week ago and it really looks nice although we'll have to get down there for some scraping and re-painting as well as paint the door and trim. I've got the County Agent coming out tomorrow to give us some ideas about what to do to improve the property. It's always a good ideas to get another perspective. When things slow down, I must start spraying our prickly pear. I've just gotten a license to buy the necessary chemicals and the cactus ain't going away without some help from me.. All those things will keep me busy until end of summer and beyond.... Never a dull moment. lol The Dougster :-)* On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Louise Valine <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > Has any one grown the tomato plant in the topsy turvey planter, the one > where the plant is gowing upside down. > I was given one and can you grow regular size tomatos in them or have to be > the small ones? Just wondering how much luck you have had with them. Figure > I can ask at the plant place, but thought some thoughts from the gang would > be apreciated. The garden place is going to tell you only good stuff. > > Doug, where have you been? You sure must be enjoying this retirement or > you are just tired. > > We have had such strange weather. Last week really nice and worked out > side, now this is different. > We just had not really hard wind, and some rain, but in Chico yesterday > about 10 miles from us they had hail, rain, strong wind, and snow in the > foot hills. Now this afternoon they are saying another storm coming in on > the west side of the valley where we are. Strong winds, hail and > thunderstorms. > In Chico they were having their music festival and it was going to be out > side. Well that didn't happen it got moved inside. It was supposed to start > about the time all the hail and lightning was going on. > Our son was playing with the Big Moe and the Blue Moon band. They won > again for the best Blues band. Six years in a row now. They have what they > call the Cammies. All the different bands preform ahead of time in the > different catagories, and yesterday was when they were giving out the > awards. There is no money involved just a chance to be heard and get gigs. > Hopefully. > ;Hope none of you are in the way of all the flooding in the south. Really > makes you wonder what the world is coming to these days. But figures if it > is a really hard winter up north all the melting snow has to go some place. > Just to bad people have to get flooded out in order to save the larger towns > down stream. Our prayers are with all of them. > Take care out there > Louise > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Louise I bought one of those tomato plants but I got yelled at by M. for buying it. He said our awning would never hold it so I have to take it back. Barb tipperboo12@msn.com > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:29:02 -0500 > From: ddcrim@gmail.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ML] tomato plants-----Doug, where are you > > Yup, you can grow just any old tomato in those things... Good luck! > > Enjoying retirement? HA! Louise, we have been so busy with an assortment > of projects I simply haven't had much time to write to the group. For the > longest we were building a chicken coop... bought chicks and spent a little > bit of time getting them into their teens. Bought seventeen chicks figuring > we'd lose some of them. Nope.. we still have seventeen chickens and they > are doing great... They are about half-grown now and we have begun opening > the door to the coop and letting them roam. Usually I am up and outside > first so I open the door for them and they are so eager to get out that when > I open the door, they literally come flying out. They spend the day > wandering the yard and when something scares them they head back to the > coop. Each day they get a little more brave and wander further away from > the coop. At the end of the day they return to the coop to be locked in for > the night. Hopefully in a few more weeks they should start laying. We'll > be wondering what to do with all the eggs then. We have at least three > roosters and possibly four, so at some time we'll have to start thinking > about chicken and dumplings. We're guessing one rooster will do. > We've also spent a lot of time making repairs to the small house the hunters > use. They have offered to paint it for us so we jumped at that offer. They > painted it just over a week ago and it really looks nice although we'll have > to get down there for some scraping and re-painting as well as paint the > door and trim. > I've got the County Agent coming out tomorrow to give us some ideas about > what to do to improve the property. It's always a good ideas to get another > perspective. When things slow down, I must start spraying our prickly pear. > I've just gotten a license to buy the necessary chemicals and the cactus > ain't going away without some help from me.. > All those things will keep me busy until end of summer and beyond.... Never > a dull moment. lol > > The Dougster :-)* > > > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Louise Valine <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > > > Has any one grown the tomato plant in the topsy turvey planter, the one > > where the plant is gowing upside down. > > I was given one and can you grow regular size tomatos in them or have to be > > the small ones? Just wondering how much luck you have had with them. Figure > > I can ask at the plant place, but thought some thoughts from the gang would > > be apreciated. The garden place is going to tell you only good stuff. > > > > Doug, where have you been? You sure must be enjoying this retirement or > > you are just tired. > > > > We have had such strange weather. Last week really nice and worked out > > side, now this is different. > > We just had not really hard wind, and some rain, but in Chico yesterday > > about 10 miles from us they had hail, rain, strong wind, and snow in the > > foot hills. Now this afternoon they are saying another storm coming in on > > the west side of the valley where we are. Strong winds, hail and > > thunderstorms. > > In Chico they were having their music festival and it was going to be out > > side. Well that didn't happen it got moved inside. It was supposed to start > > about the time all the hail and lightning was going on. > > Our son was playing with the Big Moe and the Blue Moon band. They won > > again for the best Blues band. Six years in a row now. They have what they > > call the Cammies. All the different bands preform ahead of time in the > > different catagories, and yesterday was when they were giving out the > > awards. There is no money involved just a chance to be heard and get gigs. > > Hopefully. > > ;Hope none of you are in the way of all the flooding in the south. Really > > makes you wonder what the world is coming to these days. But figures if it > > is a really hard winter up north all the melting snow has to go some place. > > Just to bad people have to get flooded out in order to save the larger towns > > down stream. Our prayers are with all of them. > > Take care out there > > Louise > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, I had 2 topsy-turvies last year. They were great, I enjoyed them very much. The biggest problem is you don't want the plant to get too heavy with either tomatoes or the vine itself. It can cause them to break off. What I liked is it didn't attract all the icky bugs and creepy crawly things (how's that for scientific terminology?) that like to eat your tomatoes. In California, you should get a bumper crop! Here in Washington state, we're having such a cool spring, I'm guessing it will also be a cool summer, I don't expect much luck with them. Connie > Has any one grown the tomato plant in the topsy turvey planter, the one > where the plant is gowing upside down. > I was given one and can you grow regular size tomatos in them or have to > be the small ones? Just wondering how much luck you have had with them. > Figure I can ask at the plant place, but thought some thoughts from the > gang would be apreciated. The garden place is going to tell you only good > stuff.