Looking for tips on South Florida upside down tomato growing - if anyone knows any. I don’t have the cheap topsy-turvy things, but some good canvas ones w/trays and a wick waterer.
I tried doing it two seasons ago with homemade buckets, but the humidity and rain got to them. I hope that the tray (keeping out all the rain) and the wick will solve this.
Not looking for little tomatoes, but realize the real big ones aren’t easy to pull off.
Anyone w/ any hints on which plants to purchase and where to purchase them - I’d be greatly appreciative.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Don’t understand your problems with rain, unless maybe you don’t have adequate drainage? Tomatoes are a major crop down here.
Any potted tomatoes which are elevated will eventually hang down once they get heavy enough.
I prefer Amelia and Brandywine when grown from seed. I’ve also had pretty good results from Better Boy plants which you can get from HD/Lowes.
If you want bigger tomatoes, you’re going to have to prune heavily, especially with indeterminate varieties. Make sure the sunlight can get to the fruits. This is hard for me to do, cutting off thriving growth.
Spraying with neem oil regularly is essential to keeping down (not eliminating, unfortunately) the white flies that spread disease. When you see leaves that just don’t look right, get rid of them right away.