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Little space? Grow plants upside down!

What to do if you do not want to give up organic farming, but little space you have available?
Simple, our plants hanging upside down upside down!

Although traditionally the plants most commonly grown "upside" are tomatoes and cucumbers, a wide assortment of plants can benefit from this technique of gardening, including peppers, strawberries, vegetables and a variety of flowers.

Image taken from Gardener's

The advantages are several:

• do not need much space available
• is simply set up the containers with recycled materials
• watering operations are practical
• plants are less susceptible to attack by pests and molds because the fruits do not touch the ground
• you can create aesthetically pleasing and original solutions even on the balcony

Prepare a growing upside is not difficult: how do you hang a first container to a sturdy support, they can go very well buckets, bottles or, as I'm experimenting with a plastic tank.
The plant must leave a hole in the bottom of the container which is then filled with earth.
To prevent spill out and soil dilavi too I placed a layer of clay at the bottom.
At the top is placed a basin that will serve as a reservoir of water which passes gradually into the ground through an absorbent material.
In the picture here you can see my 2 newly transplanted seedlings of tomatoes, more photos will follow when they grow up.

On the net you can find several guides that help in the practical realization of the crop "upside down" in which I report Instructables - How to plant tomatoes hanging upside

The Gardener's , an American industry, has developed a kit for growing tomatoes and other plants hanging upside down. You can see the practical manual assembly of containers marketed by them, with practical recommendations for the commissioning of the plants home to grow.

Part of the information in this article are from:

• Gardening Know How - Gardening upside down
• Ecoblog - Growing tomatoes upside down
• Michelle's garden - A garden in "upside down"
• Growing tomatoes upside down, an alternative gardening

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