Jason's Upside Down Garden 09 - 1

[canrsiegrl]

yeah, I don't get it either...other than the space factor for people who don't have space for a "ground" garden maybe, but otherwise...why???

[68NYC2]

Interesting...

Thanks for posting with updates.

Doing the container thing.

This helps alot.

;0)

[nork3]

i really love this idea. I've never heard of doing it this way! I think I'm going to do this. The veggies on bottom, herbs or even flowers (marigolds would be awesome) on top. I'm going to keep watching your updated videos to see which veggies did best for you :]

[jonnygleed1]

Nice work. Have you thought about sheet mulching to create soil without all the hard work. Worked really well for me last season

[teddybearh21]

Nice job

[ILuvCaroline]

I live not too far away in GA too...thanks for sharing your garden!

[44161230]

It can help to keep the animals from eating your veggies!

[MrJahangir18]

thans 4 ur ideas is graete

[angel11811]

diana ross brought me here

[68NYC2]

@angel11811

;0)

[MicrowavedTofu]

wow i like your setup!

[Jerry93M]

i try the topsy turvy and it did not work =( wow good job on yours =)

[14dollarz]

@Jerry93M Thanks for the comment. I have seen the topsy turvys be hit or miss. Mine did pretty well, though veggies do grow better in the ground. My garden in 2010 did really nice.

[Jerry93M]

@14dollarz thats so cool ya i love to growing vegetables and this is my new gardeing channel so piz if you can take a look =) my first video is on how to grow popcorn and im going to make more.

[carrera931]

HOW DID YOU SEAL THE BOTTOM HOLES, WHAT KEEPS THE SOIL IN THE BUCKETS WITHOUT FALLING OUT?? THNX

[14dollarz]

@carrera931 . The soil actually stays in there by itself. I did put a coffee filter at the bottom of the hole around the plant and that helps, but it really stays in by itself.

[heatherzinha]

great video, jason. if u put a few sprigs of rosemary & oregano into a bottle of olive oil & use 4 dipping bread when you have an italian meal, or brushing on bread, topping w/ parmesan, popping in broiler to eat w/ salad. @ 14dollarz: why point grow upside down? 1. saves ground space 4 things that NEED 2 b in ground (onions, carrots, beets, potatoes, etc), 2. works great 4 people who don't have ground, but have a hanging place (wall, overhang, etc) and no need to stake. uses much less H20 too.

[whisperingdragon33]

I watched this video upside down.

[5277407]

HI: I don't understand the point of growing tomatoes upside down. Don't you think the tomatoes are getting dizzy?

[14dollarz]

@5277407 . I don't understand the point either.

[SmileyJacques]

@5277407 tomatoes are vines that would grow along the ground normally but to prevent fruit from rotting from soil contact you would support the plant with sticks, trellis, or string attached to a support above.

If you grow upside down you do not need to support the plant. Just remember that a happy tomato plant can grow a vine of over two meters (six foot) you would need to prune them to prevent the plant from touching the ground as if it does it will grow roots and carry on along the ground.

[5277407]

@SmileyJacques That's a good point. My tomatoes are always flopping all over the place. 

[Timurv1234]

Video is great !!! But,the dog is Best !!! So,how do you seed the seed...

[modelhorse101]

topsy turvy stole your idea! as well as others!

[strollby]

really intriguing, thanks for posting I am going to have a dabble and see what happens,

[rslsuwanee]

Jason,

Great Job, I am your neighbor in Suwanee, I am planting a bell pepper upside down like you did last year with Cilantro on the top in a similiar pot. Any suggestions on soil besides miracle grow potting mix?

[14dollarz]

@rslsuwanee / Thanks for watching. I don't really have experience with any other soil, though from what i've learned as long as you soil has good organic material in it like compost/manure you should be ok. There are some others on youtube that know a little more about soil. Check with a few more veggie gardeners too.

[kenkem396]

good job. hope you have a good crop

[paluka36]

I love it!!!!

I want to experiment with upside down gardening since I live in NYC in a really small apartment but love gardening :) Thanks!

[partyongarth420]

i just started gardening a little but... im thinking your jalepenos i believe.. the ones that have 4 plants sticking out the small holes... the hoiles look like theyll be big enough for the stem but.. i think it too crowded.. jalepeno plants can get to be decent sized i mean look how large the fruit is... .. well post another video showing if it yeilded good being that crowded cause ide be very curious

[hairstylechic27]

I like it this way because it looks nice and neat.

[Joburg1960]

Can you plant strawberrys upside down too? This is a very good idea if only have a balcony and you love to plant.

[14dollarz]

Yes you can. Just do a search for upside down strawberries, or hanging strawberries.

[JoeHell67]

Hi Jason,

what is 'upside down' planting good for?

I mean do you get any special 'benefits' from growing plants that way? Or is this more of

a fun thing?

Just curious...

Joe from Germany

[14dollarz]

It's good if you don't want to dig up any ground, so good for beginners. Also good if you don't have a lot of space to plant things in the ground. I thought it was fun too.

[dirtshaman]

hey man, aren't you concerned about your fence falling over from too much weight?  If you knock down that fence, your neighbor is gonna be fuckin pissed.

[14dollarz]

Nah. It's not even close to being heavy enough.

[ArashiNage]

I love it! very nice set up. Thanks for the vid.

[IvehadENOUGH21]

does the lack of sun (due to the planter above) affect the growth any?

[14dollarz]

I've read that this type of planting can affect how much sun the plants gets in the beginning when they are smaller, but one they get big they really still take in a lot of sun.

From my experience the upside plants do not get as large as ground plants, but it certainly does work and if you don't want to plant things in the ground or don't have a lot of space it works well. Thanks for watching.

[donze52]

fun way to grow, but when you might want to start planting in road ditches with herbs, free land and few modern computer people will think it is food,

plus spread out garden means you can get hailed out easily

donze52

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[CarryA1911]

Nice series!

[TheKaatty22]

is it too late to plant these?

[14dollarz]

What do you mean by "these"? If you mean vegetables in general? That really depends on your growing season, but even if it is a short season I would say it's not too late. Though certain vegetables take longer than others to produce.

[TheKaatty22]

Thanks. I was talking about strawberries, red peppers, basil...ect. I live in WA state so our summer hasn't really started so I think I'm good. Thanks!!!

[14dollarz]

Ya if summer hasn't started yet then you should be just fine. I think you first year you plant strawberries you don't harvest that many. I've probably eaten only about 10 so far. If you like eggplant I would suggest growing that. It is doing really well for me.

[mdtm16]

I can't believe you planted in March! No wonder you're doing so well, congrats.

[14dollarz]

Thanks. Next year I will wait to plant until April though. March is still somewhat cool and I had things that I planted in late April that are the same size as things planted in March.

[Hopefl1]

Sweet. Subscribed. Need to know how you did this from the begging as far as planting the seeds. Put small rock in the strawberry plants. See my videos if ya need to.

[14dollarz]

Hi. In my first year of gardening I did not grow anything from seed. Everything was a transplant. Being a beginner I wanted to keep things simple my first year.

[Hopefl1]

Maybe you could direct to a video that shows me how to do this from the begining. What I mean is putting in soil and seed.

[gudtymes99]

you outta leave the basil in there because it is a companion plant to tomatoes and it enhances the flavor of the tomatoes. Google companion planting and you will be able to see other plants that grow good together as some plants are benefical to others either for growth or pest control. Best of luck and keep up the good work

[14dollarz]

I didn't know about that.  Unfortunately I took all the herbs out months ago shortly after the video. But maybe I should look into it again.

[loaded1234567]

i really like this idea, as i live in a house but have little yard space! This is awesome!! :)

[14dollarz]

Thanks. There are lots other on youtube doing the same thing. Make sure you check out other peoples upside down gardens!

[vonhismean]

very nice subbed

[Tembila2]

I live in atlanta too. I 'm starting a garden where my old chicken coop was (extra poopy spot). There is lots of clay and rocks everywhere!

[14dollarz]

Thanks for the comments. I think larger buckets will help the roots grow more as well. So I'm guessing my ground container buckets may grow larger plants then the upside down ones. And Bella is a girl and haven't seen her near the plants yet. Let me know if you post any veggie videos.

[Kamoyaker]

Great job, I really like the set up. I too am experimenting with this. My growing season started very recently.

It's too funny, you have a little white dog nosing around your in video just like my little white dog.

[14dollarz]

Thanks for the comments. I've had a few hiccups along the way as this is my first time with veggies. I'll be watching your vids for updates.

I actually didn't notice your dog until I went back and watched it a second time. They look like almost alike. Mines a maltipoo, but yours looks like a shihpoo. Is that right?

[Kamoyaker]

Mine is a maltipoo also, how cool is that?

I had an eskipoo last time for 12 years and really like the poo mix (that sounds funny). They are very smart and have unique personalities.

Anyway, you are doing a great job with your first time veggies, I want to watch as you progress. Excellent videos, thanks for sharing I've learned from you and Igrew up with gardens.

[14dollarz]

Don't worry I'll never get tired of that joke. I'll show my wife your video and she'll wonder who stole our dog. Haha.

Your vids are great as well. I'm not really an outdoorsman type, but you have some cool stuff people can learn. Perhaps this garden is my start into something new.

[iTouchMaster1000]

My dad bought the topsy turvy thing. Its pretty cool.

[HuntFishGrill]

that's crazy. I have done nearly the same thing with my setup. I have used the lowe's silver 5 gallon buckets and stainless eyebolts screwed into the joists of my 8ft high deck, i simply used small "S" hook that snap right over the buckets platic handle guard and into the eyebolt. I used a 1 1/4" holesaw to make perfect holes in the buckets lightning fast. Glad to see I'm not the only one giving this a go. Of not I have since added cucumbers and squash to the tops of some of mine.

[brianwurst1234]

Nevermind. I should watch the whole vid before comment. Thanks.

[14dollarz]

Thanks for watching. And if you search for "upside down tomato" you will find other folks videos that have more detail on how to make these. Most are the same with a few small variations.

[brianwurst1234]

How did you get the plant in the bottom of the pot? Did you cut it out a little?

[amiraprod525]

Hey 14! I'm in College Park, GA (we're almost neighbors...lol) and I started a small square foot garden. First time gardening! I've been seeing videos from Donna, Blaynenox, GardengirlTV, et. al. and I came across your upside down garden! That's a great idea! It has been nice weather here lately. I've been hardening off my plants before I put them in the ground. We'll see how things go! I'll keep you posted.

[14dollarz]

Ya that isn't far away at all. I live in Atlanta for a little while myself. Let me know if you post some videos. I'm always looking to see what other people are doing. Thanks for watching!

[sunclov]

wow, very creative and interesting.

[crewlla]

if you dont want to dig in the ground you could make rasied beds and put dirt in it, that way you dont have to deal with clay dirt. I live in an area in canada that has clay instead of dirt. if you like herbs check out an areo garden. I like mine. neat idea with the toppsy turniys. Its propley cheaper then what I paid 19.99 each.

[14dollarz]

Thanks for the raised bed idea.After seeing a bunch of people's raised bed/square foot gardens I thought I may try it, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, plus the best place for me to put it would be under my hanging veggies, so that might not work.

If you want to do some hanging veggies definitely make your own.Each of mine with the hook, pot, hanging wire cost about $10 and I bet you could even find cheaper stuff to use. Thanks for watching.I'll be keeping up with yours too.

[cornflakesnwater]

looks good

[interzone]

I think I'm going to attempt this myself. I have perfect soil for growing here in Louisiana... However, this could be a great way to save plants during a hurricane or one of the horrible storms we get this time of year.

We sometimes have dogs get into our plants and cause a mess, so that is another good reason to try this. Plus it looks kinda neat.

[14dollarz]

It is nice to be able to bring them inside. We had hail last Friday from a bad storm and I took them inside prior to it happening. Though it can be a little tough lugging in and out 9+ baskets that weigh 20+ pounds each :). It's not too hard though.

[Blaynexox]

Can't wait to see how your experiment goes! I have been really interested in growing some upside down plants :) I have a square foot garden right now and some containers, but I will definitely keep watching and maybe add a couple of these :)

[14dollarz]

I like your videos. I wish I had room to do the square foot gardening. I'll keep watching to see how it works out for you. Thanks for watching mine too!

[Airbomb135]

I love the idea of what your doing, and ill be sure to check out how this progresses assuming that your going to be updating us with videos. One thing that concerned me is the fact that your planting one on top and on the bottom, and once those plants get very large, their roots may start to grow together, and also the fact that most of your plants are on the side of the pots. just watch all those roots you got going on, it can really mess up plant growth.

[14dollarz]

Thanks for watching. Now I actually only have cilantro growing in the top of 1 of my planters. I tooke the rosemary and basil out as I don't use it. I made sure to read about planting herbs on top and that there are some that won't encroach on the roots of the veggies. Cilantro was one that was recommended.

I'll have to watch, like you said, the plants I have that are closer to the edge. My 4 tomato plants are not that way, but the peppers, zucchini, and squash are. Thanks for watching.

[tornadomec]

hi from puerto rico i have been building a green house it is 26 feet wide and 21 feet long this baby is big so big i have had to reinforce it with 1/2 rebar weld it it has 15 tubes and i but them 1foot hole in with cement make sure it wont blow away i will be posting videos hydroponic cilantro, and tomato i don't know if i should go with upside down or just regularly do it in a 5 gallon bukit what do you think? i am new and i need a digger to work the land $100 for 1 day but it is worth it!!!!

[14dollarz]

I'm not sure which would be better for hydroponic. Search youtube for "Hydroponic Vertical Garden" and you will find videos related to what you are doing. As for which veggies grow the fastest I'm not sure myself, but I'd guess tomatoes.

[kb8gjg]

I too am trying to grow a couple of tomato plants this year up side down. I have a green house and I thought I would hang them at the apex. Good luck and I want to see how your experiment is coming a long so keep us all informed.

[14dollarz]

Having a green house would be sweet. I just took all 9 of my hanging plants inside because of the freeze warning we have tonight. Kind of a pain, but all part of the deal i guess. This should be the last frost scare we get though.......hopefully.

Let me know how your plants come along.

[destroyahdes]

I didn't realize you're one of my subscribers. Thanks. Found you on my related videos bar. I'll watch because I love watching garden progress videos and I'm surprised no one's done this for upside down gardens. I was given a topsy Turvey but never set it up because I had nothing strong enough and sunny enough to hang it. It's important that people take into consideration the weight of wet soil. Depending on the size of you set up it can be 40lbs.

[14dollarz]

Haha ya, I thought your youtube name seemed familiar but took me a second to figure it out. You have good vids on how things are progressing. Yours were the first I subscribed to. I wish I had your space to do the raised bed gardens. The pots can definitely be heavy (40lbs is about right, especially when wet). The first hook I bought bent all the way down when I tried to hang the pot so I had to get 1 that was a little more sturdy with the support bar.

Thanks for subscribing!

[destroyahdes]

You're welcome. That's was my problem. Sheapherd poles aren't strong enough and I only have an oak that would work, but it is too shady. I'm a big fan of raised beds. A 4x8 isn't that big, but you can also do a 3x6 or even a 4x4 and grow plants in each squre foot. That's 16 plants. I've been to Georgia and I saw the clay so I definitely recommend raised beds.

[14dollarz]

So with a 4x8 you could then do 32 plants of pretty much any kind? I know certain veggies can encroach on others.

[destroyahdes]

Yes. I actually waste a lot of space in my beds. And if you put up poles and trellises for cucumbers it will likely give you more space. The draw back is the wind. Cucumber leaves for sails and if your trellis isn't sturdy enough it can be blown over. I'm hoping the one I currently have up will be ok. check out my latest video and you'll see how I have four cabbages per square foot of on of my 4x8 beds.

[greatbig47]

I'll be watching...this should be good!

[Flyphish321]

looks good

I just started the same also my first atempt growing upsidedown.I got tomatoes & herbs with a few more peppers, cucs,egglant

look forward to more vids to see how it's doing

[14dollarz]

Thanks. I'll actually might post another this weekend as some strong storms damaged a few plants and wanted to show the aftermath. Nothing too bad though.

[The1Jessica]

Good Luck... looks like a good start

[14dollarz]

Thanks a lot.