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Upside-Down Tomatoes

Upside-Down Tomatoes

While much of our steep lot is shady, we have plenty of sunshine on our driveway. My husband, however, is steadfast in his refusal to rip up the concrete to put in a garden. Not to be dissuaded, I came up with an alternative plan to utilize the space: upside down tomatoes. You’ve seen those Topsy Turvy contraptions, right? I decided to create one of my own with a bucket I had on hand to see how well it works. It took about two hours, including paint drying time. If you’re not painting, you’re looking at 20 minutes or so. Click through for my step-by-step photos if you’d like to give it a try, too.

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How to Plant Tomatoes

How to Plant Tomatoes

If you’ve not yet planted your tomato plants out into the garden, let me share a little tip with you. With most other plants, you want to set the plant in the earth so that the soil level of the potted plant is at the same level as your garden soil. Tomato plants, however, like to be planted deeper than that. Go ahead and dig a hole deep enough to allow the main stem to be buried up to the first set of leaves. My tomatoes have all been planted out, but through the miracle of technology and with the aid of my son, I have a little graphic example for you. See that brown line? (Click through for a larger image.) That’s where the soil level should be when you plant the tomato. The tomato will send out little roots from that stem, making the plant much more stable in the ground and giving it more opportunities to pull up nutrients. If you have a really leggy tomato plant, you can even lay the plant in a horizontal hole, covering most of the stem but allowing the top of the plant to emerge above the level of the...

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It’s one thing to think, “Hey, I’d love to be more self-sufficient!” and quite another to implement a lifestyle change that might require learning some new skills.

Attainable Sustainable is about bridging the gap between wanting change and making it happen without becoming overwhelmed. Nobody’s saying you have to go get a tractor and a cow. Attainable Sustainable is about discovering – one step at a time – how to make changes in your life to support a sustainable lifestyle.

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Kris Bordessa has been gardening for most of her life. She's been authoring books and writing features for the past ten years or so. It's about time she combined the two, don't you think? [More about the author]