Friday, June 15, 2007

Hanging Tomatoes



We are very happy with our hanging planters. Trevor's work has a ton of 5 gal. buckets and we always love a free project. Each bucket contains a tomato or pepper plant. Trevor drilled a two inch hole in the bottom. Then we used some excess foam, that was leftover from an upholstery project, to line the bottom and hold the plant in place. Space in our yard is limited; we had to think upward (think Hong Kong). We planted an upside down tomato last year and had great success. The fruit never touches the ground and that decreases rotting, bruising, and other blemishes. Also, we use the top of the bucket to plant lettuce!!

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