tomato: Topsy Turvey - 1 Month Later- 2 Bright Red, SWEET Tomatoes!! - 06/07/09 12:59 AM
Back on May 4, I planted a tomato plant in a topsy turvey.  I gave an update of the process here.  I decided to go this route because I had tried for several years to grow tomatoes and I could never get past a couple of weeks without them dying.
It's now been just over a month, and look at what I have!!  I took them off the vine yesterday.  I was so excited. I let them sit on my window sill for a couple of hours before slicing into one...


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tomato: Topsy Turvey Update- It's been 3 weeks - 05/26/09 02:17 AM
Many of you saw my previous blog about the Topsy Turvey and you asked to keep you posted on the progress.
Well, it's now been three weeks!!  This is the LONGEST that I've ever kept a tomato plant alive!!  My thumb is so green right now!!
I still only have the two tomatoes, but look at the size of them compared to three weeks ago in the above link.  There is also a small one that has been budding all week, but it's still smaller than a petite pea.


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tomato: The Topsy Turvey Tomato Hanging Plant - 05/04/09 06:11 AM
For years, I've tried to grow tomatoes in my backyard.  I don't have much of a green thumb for this... One y ear, I went through 7-8 different plants as they all kept dying on me.
This year, new house, new method! New way of thinking of things!
Instead of planting tomatoes, I decided to buy the Topsy Turvy.  Have you heard of this?  Basically, you hang this mini greenhouse outside and put the plant in upside down so it hangs. 

I planted it last night. There are already two small tomatoes ready to grow big and strong.

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