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Thanks for the do it yourself tip on the containers quiet_2008. If you all are interested in growing stuff here's another neat idea for potatoes in a limited space. It's a great site by the way for all kinds of do it yourself solutions and strategies. http://lifehacker.com/5202849/grow-100-lbs-of-potatoes-in-4-square-feet Potatoes seem like the kind of plant you'd need a substantial garden for—the kind your grandparents had, right? Actually, tubers aren't all that picky, and you can harvest a whole lot from almost any yard. We're big fans of growing delicious food in little spaces. We've shown you how to grow tomatoes in a self watering planter, turn your fence into a vegetable trellis, and start a container garden. Now we've got a great tip to share, courtesy of The Seattle Times, on how to grow a lot of potatoes in a rather small space. The Times' guide for building a potato growing box yields up to a 100 lbs. of potatoes in a mere 4 square feet. By planting your potatoes in layers within a tall box, as seen in the diagram here, you're essentially building a potato growing high rise. You can wait until the fall for a full harvest or if you're getting antsy for some garden fresh potatoes you can pop a board off the bottom and steal some of the mature potatoes. For more details and tips on getting a great yield, check out the full write up at the Seattle Times. Thanks Lynann for the additional info. I will check out the site, I love potatoes also(meat & potato man)! 
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where do you buy these at? My boyfriends parents were talking about these and I think it would be great for them to try it since they are in their 80's and can't get down in a garden to well. I saw them at home depot just the other day. |
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But remember, if you don't buy it from the tv or net ad, you don't get the "but wait, there's more special"  Oh, and according to the commercial I saw, you could grow more than tomatoes. I don't recall exactly what they named but I do remember peppers being on there I have seen strawberries grown in them also. |
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What I do is get a couple of plastic grocery bags poke a hole in the bottom, then get one of those onion bags (you know the mesh ones that dont break) and put it around the grocery bag. I then plant the tomato plant in it and let it grow for about 2 weeks so the root ball is too big to fall out and then hang it upside down. I've been doing that for years.
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Harriet Carter catalog has both the tomato TopsyTurvy and the Strawberry TopsyTurvy. I think they're about $20 each, with a slight discount for buying multiples. They say that you can grow peppers, eggplant, herbs and other stuff in them. Also, you may want to Google SPIN (Small Plot INtensive) gardening if you want to produce some of your own veggies in a very limited space.
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And back-to-the-earth mags and gardening mags sometimes have articles on this.
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Edited by
TheresMyFriend
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Thu 04/23/09 08:55 AM
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I just talked with the Garden Center at Walmart...and she says they have all the material for such a project, as well as the pre-planted plants with roots started for sale as well. Off to Wally-World!
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Is there anywhere in town like Lowes, Walmart, Menards, Kmart or someplace like that, that you know of? yes! I got mine at BJ'S at Fair Lakes but I haven't tried it yet |
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I have a brown thumb but I asked my green thumb friend about the hanging tomatoes and similar plants. She said the plants are the same as any other plants (some work better than others of course). The gimmick is just to hang them upside down so the vine does not need a stick to climb. She says you can go to Walmart and look at the pot but it is not rocket science to make one. Just take a hanging pot, poke some holes in it, place the plants in the holes upside down, and treat it as you would any other hanging plant. She said she was told by a gardening buddy that the old way to do the same thing was to buy a bag of potting soil, place it in an onion sack, poke a few holes in the side, put some varied tomato plants in the holes, make a larger hole in the top for watering, and watch em grow in the sun. Sounds kind of ugly.
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I'm tellin ya
just cut a hole in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket. it's the same thing but about $15 cheaper |
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I thought they were cool, wanted to try them, I can't grow anything really. My wife has a green thumb and said she tried them last year and they didn't do well. May get some anyway, I like to fail on my own .
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But remember, if you don't buy it from the tv or net ad, you don't get the "but wait, there's more special" Oh, and according to the commercial I saw, you could grow more than tomatoes. I don't recall exactly what they named but I do remember peppers being on there I have seen strawberries grown in them also. |
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YOU CAN GET UPSIDE DOWN TOMATO PLANTS AT CANADIAN TIRE ...15 BUX LAST TIME I LOOKED ...
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Is there anywhere in town like Lowes, Walmart, Menards, Kmart or someplace like that, that you know of? I found them at a couple of retailers out here in Cali- Fry's Electronics has 'em (at least the one in Burbank does), as well as the "Snuggies" and those little plastic caulking/grouting thingies. CVS Pharmacies will also have them, but not always. I've also heard Walgreens might have them as well, but I haven't seen for myself. |
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