Upside Down Planters

[Pam]

I was thinking about this last night. What is the advantage to growing the plants upside down? It's fun, but is there any advantage to growing from the bottom of a pot as opposed to growing it from the top side?

I've grown tomatoes and peppers in hanging baskets before. With a large tomato plant, there is a tendency for the weight of the plant to tip the pot sideways as it gets bigger and heavier. So, there is a slight advantage to growing a potted tomato upside down, but is there something else I'm missing? Or is it just fun? Cause, you know, fun is good, too.

 

[GrumpyBear]

well for eggplant see aforementioned critter problem, but for grad school i'm not likely to have enough room for my shelves and i can't have potted plants on the floor because they are way to enticing to my kitty so upside down isn't really about the fact that its upside down, just the 'off the ground' factor that's hard to get with top heavy plants.

 

[wordwiz]

I was thinking about this last night. What is the advantage to growing the plants upside down? It's fun, but is there any advantage to growing from the bottom of a pot as opposed to growing it from the top side?

I've grown tomatoes and peppers in hanging baskets before. With a large tomato plant, there is a tendency for the weight of the plant to tip the pot sideways as it gets bigger and heavier. So, there is a slight advantage to growing a potted tomato upside down, but is there something else I'm missing? Or is it just fun? Cause, you know, fun is good, too.

1) Because I have not done it before and I won't see how it works at a younger age!
2) It would be neat to have in an office window
3) If I hang it from an IV stand, I can take it on a walk up and down the sidewalk
4) I can hang it just high enough to frustrate the squirrels, raccoons and other creatures who eat and then skip out without paying for their meal
5) It gives me something to write about

Mike