The Kersey Garden - Video #1, Upside Down Planters

This is the first in a series of home videos showing this year's attempt to grow cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and herbs ... using homemade, upside down planters.

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• Down
• Tomatos
• Colorado
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• Vegetables
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[kevnhudson0214]

My opinion only - I think you can still put most any veggie in, as long as they go in this week. Figure that most of them have a 75 day growing period.  And if you pick up a few pre-started plants from Lowes or Home Depot you can speed up the process. I'm not sure what the first average frost date is where you're at - but most stuff can still go in on June 1st for a mid to late August harvest.

[atticus9799]

What a great idea, the golf ball baskets! I would have never thought of those. We used 4 gallon white buckets that we got from Dunkin Donuts. That was my idea. Free is good and they don't look that bad. My husband also hung a long rod along our fence to hang them from so they were hung about 6 feet off the ground. You can see it in my vids. Thanks for the info, keep up the good work. Noreen

[kevnhudson0214]

Thank You Noreen ... Love the buckets from Dunkin Donuts (tell 'em to give you a dozen free for the publicity). Be sure to check out my second video that we just posted this last weekend.

[tadsgirl]

I got the five gallon buckets for 4.00 at home depot. I picked up contact paper for 2.00. They don't look bad.

But I LOVE your idea. they are great.

I did right side up strawberries yesterday and will do the tomatoes today. Can I do Basil or chives on the top.

[14dollarz]

Let the challenge begin!!! Haha :). Thanks for posting the video. Looks like you guys put a lot of thought into this. You have a great setup. The golf ball baskets are a cool idea. I'm looking forward to seeing how your veggies grow. Sucks you have to wait a few more weeks to plant. I'm jealous of all the FL folks who can almost grow year round. I'll definitely be keeping up with your series. Catch you later.

[4GreenEarth2]

Nice garden. Very resourceful. 

[Deidraify]

I AGREE WITH U ON THE TOPSY ONES U BUY,MINE DID THE SAME THING,IT RIPPED UP SO BAD,I ONLY GOT TO USE IT ONE SEASON,I HAD MINE GAVE TO ME,THANK GOODNESS I DIDNT BUY IT,IM GOING TO MAKE MY OWN FROM NOW ON,LOVE YOUR IDEA,THINK ILL DO THIS FROM NOW ON!

[Geko8659]

I lead to believe tomatoes like French marigolds in with them to kill white fly and aparently it increases yield too.

[ssjr87108]

too long a time looking at empty baskets.

[NightMoves00]

Thanks for the heads up, you have saved me money and grief. I was interested in buying these.

Now you have taught me to make my own thanks.

[onevato]

Excuse me but where did u buy the golf ball buckets? Thanx!

[gitsd70]

AMEN TO THAT!! Nothing grew in my planters and thankfully my mistakes saved my fellow gardeners in my neighborhood~

[Einkill]

The other herbs are also growing extremely well. I used to have a Sage plant in my yard when I was younger, and it was great year after year until my sister sprayed it with weed killer because she didn't know it was an herb. :(

I recognize it's the first week of June, but are there any other veggies I could plant and still get a decent harvest at this point in Colorado?

[Einkill]

Actually, let me give you a full run down. I'm doing Blue Lake Pole beans, one Jalepeno, a bunch of Early girl tomatoes, and some yellow squash. All of them are growing pretty well.

In addition, I've got Spearmint, Dill, Cilantro/Coriander, Basil, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. The Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme I started from plants, and they're growing really well.