Gardenless vegetable gardening with the Potato Bin and Upside Down Planter
June 10, 2009
Time recently reported on the increase in households saving cash by growing their own vegetables. Seed sales have soared, while overall home gardening is expected to, ahem, grow as well. No space for a raised planting bed, let alone a full-blown veggie patch? Here are a couple of ways to grow the vegetables without the garden.
Say hello to the new and improved Gardener's Revolution Upside Down Tomato Planter (about $20).
And, this is the Potato Bin, which can produce a 13-pound harvest (about $13).
Know of other vegetable gardening solutions, and/or space-saving growing techniques or products? Tell us about them!
Posted by Tabitha Sukhai | Categories: Yard & Garden | Permalink
(4) Comments
Man I was suppose to get one of those for my mom. She said she was really interested in trying it out. Plus I am sure she'll enjoy that it is cheaper then buying tomato's from the store.
I tried one of the topsy-turvy tomato planters in the past and did'nt have much luck with it. They'd be great for the small cherry or grape tomatoes, but they did'nt hold up well against the larger varieties that are available out there. The cord that it hangs from broke several times and I ended up having to use fresh baling wire, found in the dirt around the baler of course, to fix it. I guess these topsy turvy items are excellent for small spaces or for people who don't own a broad enough yard area to till out an area to plant in. Another item that works great for small spaces is a 5 gallon bucket. You can grow great tomatoes in those things.
I really like the looks of the potato bin, but I've found out that you can also place the potato eye right on your lawn and then pile straw over them. As the plants emerge through the straw, pile on more straw. As the plants turn brown after they flower, all you do is move the straw aside and presto, there's the potatoes. No digging required. Works great everytime I do it.
Growing your own food is cool but not when your home grown potatoes cost a dollar a pound. I like Alan's idea much better.