Garden Question: Earth Box or

[Anonymous]

topsy turvy upside down hanging planter.....anyone have experience with either one? which is best for tomatoes?

[Anonymous]

The ground.

In DC heat you will be watering once, if not twice, every day.

[Anonymous]

We are renting and aren't allowed to plant....so I am trying to come up with options for patio gardening. Believe me, I wish we could build a good garden, but just not an option this summer. Any creative suggestions are very welcomed! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

We've had good success with Earth Boxes. You've got to keep on top of watering, but they also hold a good bit of water. Give it a go!

[Anonymous]

http://www.tomatodirt.com/growing-tomatoes-in-pots.html

also, look for a victory garden close to your house.

[Anonymous]

I've had both. Definitely earth box. They are great for growing pretty much anything.

[Anonymous]

One of my neighbors tried a topsy turvy upside down hanging planter for tomatoes--it dried out really quickly and he didn't get any tomatoes. Earthboxes have worked well for tomatoes for us (and eggplant, peppers, zuchinni, basil, etc.). We watered once a day in the evening, unless it was supposed to be over 95, in which case we watered in the morning and evening. Have fun!

[Anonymous]

Great. Thanks for the feedback. Any good local spots (MD or DC) where I could purchase an Earth box or take a look at one in person before having one shipped?

[Anonymous]

Earthbox! I grew tomatoes last year and I think I yielded about 30 tomatoes per plant. I got my earthboxes from Good Earth Garden Market in Potomac: http://www.gegardenmarket.com/

[Anonymous]

Depending on how handy you are, you might want to Google for instructions to make your own Earthbox. I'm only fair to middling, but with a drill, 6 empty cat litter containers, and some duct tape I was able to build three pseudo-earthboxes in one afternoon last spring. They worked very well until we left for a week in July w/out getting anyone to water them.