Topsy turvy tomatoes

wayne1983

Hi, ive just got one of these but i want to know if you need to use and particular type of tomatoe plant, as i saw in wilkos on some it said 'upright' so i presumed that they are suited?, any help cheers.:beer:

shandypants5

¿pǝǝs oʇɐɯoʇ ɟo ǝdʎʇ ǝɥʇ ɹo ǝuo uʍop ǝpısdn uɐ sı ɹǝʇuɐld ǝɥʇ uɐǝɯ noʎ op

wayne1983

shandypants5 wrote: »

¿pǝǝs oʇɐɯoʇ ɟo ǝdʎʇ ǝɥʇ ɹo ǝuo uʍop ǝpısdn uɐ sı ɹǝʇuɐld ǝɥʇ uɐǝɯ noʎ op

:rotfl:On the tomatoe plant:o

shandypants5

Sorry I dont know the answer, I just had to try my upsy typing out..lol

I grow "Garten pearl" tumbling tomatoes in baskets and they are dead easy.

wayne1983

shandypants5 wrote: »

Sorry I dont know the answer, I just had to try my upsy typing out..lol

I grow "Garten pearl" tumbling tomatoes in baskets and they are dead easy.

Oh right cheers, so there is certain varieties suited to this type of growing:beer:

Lotus-eater

I think any tomato will work upside down. Doesn't mean they will work very well though
Tell us your results.

SallyForth_2

I have some of these which I found in a Gardening Centre, they are sort of sacks which you hang up, and the plant comes out of the bottom. I plan to try these on some tomatoes and squashes and see what happens.

For me though my issue is the hanging up, as these sacks are going to get quite heavy with all the wet compost etc. I am unsure whether a regular hanging basking bracket is going to be substantial enough. I will need to drill holes in walls along the side of the house I suppose, as I can't think of anywhere else which would be suitable to hang them up.

Has anyone else got a suggestion for what would be best.

Zazen999

The tomato plant might be upside down, but the plant itself will try to grow the right way up once it is able to.

So, the variety needs to be a tumbling type, rather than a vine type; or you will just get one central stem trying to make a break for freedom which will then pull the whole thing over.....[yes, been there, done that].

wayne1983

Oh right cheers, good job i didnt buy them from wilkos then, will have a look at b&q:beer:

Lotus-eater

I thought the idea was that the plant grew round the corner of the pot and then the weight of the fruit pulled it down straight?
I never had any luck with it anyway, it does get very heavy, there are issues with the water running down the plant. I couldn't see the point.
There are some other threads on here if you look for them.

Zazen999

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I thought the idea was that the plant grew round the corner of the pot and then the weight of the fruit pulled it down straight?
I never had any luck with it anyway, it does get very heavy, there are issues with the water running down the plant. I couldn't see the point.
There are some other threads on here if you look for them.

That's the theory - it works with tumblers but with vines the vine is strong enough to keep growing up - or as happens - at an angle towards the light.

You could probably try pinching out the stem after the first truss and let it bush up....and stop the main stems each time...