I started using Topsy Turvy planters about four or five years ago. They look interesting enough. The plants in them hang upside down out of a non-porous cylindrical bag, which has a cover on the top with a hole to pour water through, and an opening in the bottom that the plant emerges from. I … Continue reading Topsy Turvy Results
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Topsy Turvy Plants
6:40 A.M. These are pictures showing the orientation of the leaves of plants freshly planted in the Topsy Turvy planters. I am alway amazed at the way the plants start orienting themselves in relation to being upside down. New pictures soon.
Hanging Garden 2014
This year I have added a habanero chili, bell pepper, and lemon cucumber. I have a standard hanging pot with strawberries. I also still have the jalapeño chili that I planted last year. It never died and has been producing fruit ever since it first bloomed.
Hanging garden day 34
So we are a day shy of 5 weeks. The garden is doing well. The tomato and the lemon cucumber plants that were my original hanging plants are both fruiting. I don't know if that is according to schedule or better, it is just nice to know that my plants are fruiting. The others that … Continue reading Hanging garden day 34
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