I did the upside down tomato thing last year - didn't get very good results. To begin with, they are enormously heavy. If you don't have someone who can hang them up for you - forget it. One thing that did work well was a smaller planter for peppers. I grow some hot peppers in that one and it works well. You could probably grow herbs in that planter too. Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of marilyn E B > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:58 AM > To: Memory Lane > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > I saw an interesting video on the internet a few days ago on growing the > upside down tomatoes and etc. In the video they brought up the point that the > pots you get in the kits are just too small to hold enough water to develop a > good plant and good tomatoes. *Instead they used a five gallon bucket and even > planted flowers in the top.* > * > * > *Marilyn* > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Lisa Lepore <[email protected]>wrote: > > > You might want to try one tomato plant in a container. Not too much > > work, and if you keep it watered & fertilized you should get a good yield. > > My dad & step mother grow tomatoes & herbs in pots. Their tomatoes > > were great last year. I gave my dad 2 artichokes in pots last year on > > father's day. They survived the winter in the garage and are about a > > foot tall now. Hope to have some artichokes this year. > > > > Lisa > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Louise Valine > > > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:13 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > > > > > The kids and I planted potatoes one year. We didn't know what the > > > heck > > we > > > were doing but we did have some. Don't know what they were, but progress. > > > Our ground isn't really good hear. Some really hard. We have planted > > carots > > > and really strange looking ones. Ground to hard I think. You have > > > alot > > of > > > energy when it is going in, then the summer comes on 100-110. Not > > > so > > much > > fun > > > then and the weeds grow. It was my husband and I the last garden and > > there > > > were more weeds than produce. So no more, I have thought some > > > times of planting in a container on the deck and i could just take > > > care of it. But > > then > > > re-think it maybe no. Just running out of energy I guess. I look at > > > the > > other > > > ladies my age and usually they are sitting on their butt, no yard > > > work or > > any > > > thing,Going to lunch, Enjoying there later years. Usually husband gone. > > > And here I am, husband with damentia, some days good and some days bad. > > > Mowing and all. Oh -Oh, I feel tired coming on again. > > > Kids out yesterday helping us. Tractor not working again so, mowing > > > down > > some > > > of the grass in the field with the riding lawnmower. Then cut off > > > some of > > the > > > branches hanging down on the black walnut trees because Kenneth > > > doesn't realize they are there I guess. They are blooming and I > > > gathered them up > > and > > > in the wheel barell, well of course a warm day and I was sweating > > > and > > before I > > > came in I realized my arms were really broke out and itching. So > > > into > > the > > > shower wash hair and every thing, clothes in the washer. Hayfever > > > worse > > this > > > year. Hadn't had it for a long time, but starting up again. > > > I used to get it really bad have to lay down with a cold cloth on > > > my > > head > > and > > > eyes. > > > But thought I was out growing it. So just hope it isn't going to get > > > any worse. But my eyes are sure itching. > > > Well have to get busy. Not really griping, just one of those days. > > > Every > > one > > > enjoy the summer coming on. > > > A couple of my grandchildren are at the BMX bicycle races in Oregon > > > this > > week > > > end and it was 24 degrees. Darn can't think of the name of the town. > > > North of Bend, after I send this I will remember. Oh well. They were > > going > > to > > > be glad to get back to Ca. Then he is having a problem with the reer > > > end > > of > > > the pickup. Noises, of course on a wing and a prayer money wise. Of > > course > > > grandma has to worry until they get home. > > > > > > Louise in northern ca. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:26 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > > > > > > > > > Potatoes need to be planted real early...so you're late already! I > > found > > > > a leftover fingerling potato lying on top of the ground, and > > > > sprouting..from last summer ! Don't know why it didn't freeze and ruin. > > > > The tops can get killed back by early frost and still grow > > > > again...I > > have > > > > a bag of heavily sprouted potatoes I plan to plant somehow..Maybe > > > > lay them on top of the ground in an out of the way garden spot and > > > > keep > > them > > > > mulched. The potatoes will stay on top of the ground, so easy to > > > > rake > > the > > > > mulch off and pick up. Not as heavy a harvest, but labor > > saving...Jeannie > > > > T > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:39 -0400 "Lisa Lepore" > > <[email protected]> > > > > writes: > > > >> I tried to grow potatoes last year in a bin in compost. The > > > >> plants were healthy and vigorous, but I only got about a dozen > > > >> tiny potatoes. I'm thinking they didn't have a long enough > > > >> growing season so I hope to plant them earlier this year. > > > >> > > > >> Lisa > > > >> > > > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > Refinance Now 2.75% FIXED > > > > No cost and no fee mortgage! No SSN rqd. 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