Inverted gardening
A method of growing plants in a hanging planter where the rooting medium is suspended above the plant, so that the plant grows downward. Used for growing tomato plants indoors. [tos/programwitch/sets/72057594098650280/”>photos] [google]
Topsy Turvy
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“Tomato-Growing Device Turns World of Gardening Upside Down, Had Appeared on QVC” [archive]
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Making your own inverted planters
There’s a number of articles on DIY methods. One simple, effective way is to put a cherry tomato plant through the bottom hole of a plastic hanging planter, fill it with dirt and plant parsley on the top of it.
Some use plastic 2‑liter soda jugs and mount them to stakes outdoors.
“Inverted Indoor Gardening” was a 2006 article on making an indoor planter according to this method. [archive]
to-Planter”>Another DIY guide to doing this.
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