tomato idea-perhaps a silly one?

tmd · Post: # 7137Post **tmd** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:51 pm

Do you suppose it would be possible to grow tomatoes out of holes in the bottom of window boxes? I'm thinking of ways to maximize space in the glasshouse, and to get out of staking all together. I wouldn't try it with the giant sandwich tomatoes (Parks Whopper and the like) but I would think smallish indeterminates might work. What do you think? Do you see any immediate problems with the idea?

tmd

2steps · Post: # 7138Post **2steps** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:05 pm

don't know if it would work or not, can't hurt to try a few plants :)

what about hanging basket tomatoes?

tmd · Post: # 7140Post **tmd** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:54 pm

The ones I see for baskets are all small- microtoms and whatnot. I'd like to at least get a sliceable tomato, if I can't have beefsteak...

2steps · Post: # 7142Post **2steps** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:31 pm

ahh, good point

I have some cherry tomatoes for hanging, didn't know there weren't other types

tmd · Post: # 7143Post **tmd** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:39 pm

That's one reason I'd like to try them shanging straight down--I expect the weight of the fruit would break the branches if I let them scramble over the sides of the pot, like normal hanging baskets. I just really really hate staking... (and bugs.)
tmd

Wombat · Post: # 7147Post **Wombat** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:30 am

Haven't tried it myself, but sounds like some basic research that is worth doing!

Nev

wulf · Post: # 7169Post **wulf** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:24 am

I imagine that they'd grow happily hanging down rather than stretching up, given enough light, etc.

However, you might find you still need to do some staking (or at least tying off onto some kind of trellis) for support, both to stop branches breaking and to prevent the plant dragging its roots out of the container under its own weight!

Wulf