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Any tips on growing tomatoes in an apartment? Don't have much access to land here in NYC, but we do have a decent south facing balcony. Does anybody have experi
by infinite8s 14y ago
Any tips on growing tomatoes in an apartment? Don't have much access to land here in NYC, but we do have a decent south facing balcony. Does anybody have experience with those upside-down tomato planters?
- hp50g 14y agoI wouldn't bother doing the upside down ones - they are a gimmick. You can get bush variety tomatoes which will grow in a pot well and produce lots of fruit without support or space requirements.
- ljf 14y agoI don't know about that - I just used a normal flower hanging basket, and put two small plants per basket, they grew amazingly upside down, and were easy to both water and harvest. Saves having to support the plants as they grow, and frees up floor space. You don't need a special bucket though. Also try this: http://www.instructables.com/id/VERTICAL-VEGETABLES-quotGrow-upquot-in-a-smal/ http://www.instructables.com/id/VERTICAL-VEGETABLES-quotGrow... - great use of wall space, and brilliant for lettuce and herbs.
- pmorici 14y agoUse a SIP (Sub Irrigated Planter) you can make one with a couple 5 gallon buckets http://www.globalbuckets.org http://www.globalbuckets.org I've tried plane terra cotta pots in the past any during the height of summer they dry out too quickly. Glazed pots are much better but also more expensive.
- ErrantX 14y agoI'd second this. I've never been a fan of this sort of gardening - but in an apartment it works, and is a hell of a lot easier than pots full of soil :)
- calinet6 14y agoJust use a large pot, or the sub-irrigated kind mentioned above. Don't go for the hanging ones—they're messy and don't work as well.
- pvaldes 14y agoA long as you provide a little care, a type of support, (i.e bamboo canes) and lots of good soil, i.e., horse manure, is perfectly ok. In fact, it is much easier than in a garden full of snail, slugs, and other pests.