justeric1agn
04-07-2011, 02:17 AM
ok i live on the edge of the woods. i have racoons, wolves, rabbits, squirrels,wild hogs,deer, and what else everything. so i'm going to do this.why by a 10 item when i can make them myself. this is the best one of these i've found so far.gong to hand them off the porch to keep varmits away
Instructions on how to make your own upside down tomato plant.
STEP 1
Get a 5 gallon bucket and lid. (hardware stores sell them for about 2.00 )
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on one of the yahoo group that i belong to someone suggested you might get 5 gal buckets at local restaurant/grocery for free
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7861/76724291.jpg (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/76724291.jpg/)
STEP 2
Drill 2 inch hole in the center of the LID and center of the bottom of the bucket
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9624/up2c.jpg (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/up2c.jpg/)
STEP 3
Fill Bucket with Dirt.
(Miracle grow dirt is best)
STEP 4
Put a coffee filter over the dirt in the center, then put the top on.
the coffee filter is to hold the dirt in the bucket when you do step 5 and 6
STEP 5
Flip bucket upside down, so its now on its lid. put the tomato plant inside the hole. Water it and if needed add more dirt.
oh ya.. we use celebrity tomato's
STEP 6
Let the plant grow for 1 week to let the roots grow into the soil before you do step 7
The reason you let it the plant grow for 1 week before doing step 7 is so the roots can grow into the dirt since you just planted the plant
If you don't have the room to let it grow for 1 week out side you can put it inside by a window.
Water the plant as needed in this stage.
STEP 7
Now that the plant is 12 inches tall flip it upside down and hang it some where. I hung it from a clothes line pole. (make sure its strong enough)
(Also now you may take off the top lid if you like, you don't need to but some might find it easier to water if you do.)
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
This shows it weeks later flowering
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4449/up7c.jpg (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/up7c.jpg/)
Here it is weeks later again and you can see 13 or more tomatoes on it in this photo (its only July)
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
[URL=http://img838.imageshack.us/i/up8t.jpg/]
Instructions on how to make your own upside down tomato plant.
STEP 1
Get a 5 gallon bucket and lid. (hardware stores sell them for about 2.00 )
----------------------------------------------
on one of the yahoo group that i belong to someone suggested you might get 5 gal buckets at local restaurant/grocery for free
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7861/76724291.jpg (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/76724291.jpg/)
STEP 2
Drill 2 inch hole in the center of the LID and center of the bottom of the bucket
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9624/up2c.jpg (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/up2c.jpg/)
STEP 3
Fill Bucket with Dirt.
(Miracle grow dirt is best)
STEP 4
Put a coffee filter over the dirt in the center, then put the top on.
the coffee filter is to hold the dirt in the bucket when you do step 5 and 6
STEP 5
Flip bucket upside down, so its now on its lid. put the tomato plant inside the hole. Water it and if needed add more dirt.
oh ya.. we use celebrity tomato's
STEP 6
Let the plant grow for 1 week to let the roots grow into the soil before you do step 7
The reason you let it the plant grow for 1 week before doing step 7 is so the roots can grow into the dirt since you just planted the plant
If you don't have the room to let it grow for 1 week out side you can put it inside by a window.
Water the plant as needed in this stage.
STEP 7
Now that the plant is 12 inches tall flip it upside down and hang it some where. I hung it from a clothes line pole. (make sure its strong enough)
(Also now you may take off the top lid if you like, you don't need to but some might find it easier to water if you do.)
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
This shows it weeks later flowering
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4449/up7c.jpg (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/up7c.jpg/)
Here it is weeks later again and you can see 13 or more tomatoes on it in this photo (its only July)
(don't forget to water it)
Add Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
[URL=http://img838.imageshack.us/i/up8t.jpg/]