Gardening in a can
June 20, 2008 by kellys
Filed under frugal living
As an avid gardener I have found that my love for flowers far out weighs my love for the vegetable garden. As the years have passed my vegetable garden has shrunk from very large to almost non-existent. The thought of pulling, hoeing, weeding, and pest control is no longer my cup of tea. So this year I decided to do away with my garden, with one exception… tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes right off the vine. You just can’t beat the taste. My dilemma however was where would I plant my tomatoes this year since I no longer had a garden. My flower beds are overflowing and I wasn’t in the mood to till up more yard, so that left me in a quandary. Thankfully it wasn’t long lived. My husband & I recently paid a visit to my Aunt and Uncle, and I noticed they had coffee cans hanging from their porch with plants growing out the bottom. Of course I had to ask what the deal was, so they told me they were tomato plants. My light bulb immediately went on and enquiring minds had to know more. I found out that you drill a small hole in the bottom of a large can (like coffee comes in) and two in the side at the top (for hanging purposes). After adding a little potting soil mix you will hang up your pot. Insert your tomato plant in the hole from the bottom, top off with soil, and water thoroughly. Your plants do not need full sun, they will do nicely in a partially shaded area. Hopefully in a about 5-6 weeks from now we will have fresh tomatoes right out of a can!
Marlene
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Hi there. This got me very interested. I have a picture of a tomato-like um fruit in our garden, it’s really very small. And it’s grows on a shrub. Not sure if it is but I was told it belongs to the tomato family.
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p.s. have you tried planting delphiniums? I really need some help here.
I love this idea, we’ve been doing this with plastic bottles. Those 2liter bottles of soda, instead of tossing them cut them in half to make a garden. You can keep the top half to put over it and act as a green house. Works great.
Have you tried square foot gardening? It’s so simple and it doesn’t require all the tilling, hoeing, etc. and it produces very well!
Good luck with the tomato plant. Look forward to hearing how many tomatoes you get!
So, are you saying that the tomatoes grow upside down? What a great idea!