OK, So I got 2 new stunned tomato plants from my neighbor. They had a rough time getting started, but are finally starting to come alive. I figure something pretty interesting out.
Now, using the cat litter boxes as an upside down planter has one major problem. Too much shade. For a plant that needs full sun such as tomatoes, getting light to the plant growing upside down, tends to be a bit of a challenge. But I think I figured it out.
I discovered somewhere that it is not necessarily the heat of the sun that the plants need, it is just the light. So I put a mirror on the ground beneath the plant. I put it at a slight angle to get the most light possible. Once I put the mirror down, the bottom one started to come alive.
Now, who really wants to use a good mirror, lie it on the ground and let it deal with rain and mud, etc. So, I used a cheap frameless mirror. Now, I discovered a cheaper way to do this. old CDs act as a mirror as well. I saw something on treehugger.com which show how to make a solar cooker out of a satellite dish and CDs mounted to the dish. I have not tried this yet, but If I put a bunch of CDs on a cheap wooden or metal grate or something, I should be able to accomplish the same thing as a mirror, and be able to utilitize the CDs instead of putting them in a land fill.
The peppers are still growing and the 1 original tomato plant are also doing well. We have had a lot of rain, so things are looking up.
Have a green Day!!
Now, using the cat litter boxes as an upside down planter has one major problem. Too much shade. For a plant that needs full sun such as tomatoes, getting light to the plant growing upside down, tends to be a bit of a challenge. But I think I figured it out.
I discovered somewhere that it is not necessarily the heat of the sun that the plants need, it is just the light. So I put a mirror on the ground beneath the plant. I put it at a slight angle to get the most light possible. Once I put the mirror down, the bottom one started to come alive.
Now, who really wants to use a good mirror, lie it on the ground and let it deal with rain and mud, etc. So, I used a cheap frameless mirror. Now, I discovered a cheaper way to do this. old CDs act as a mirror as well. I saw something on treehugger.com which show how to make a solar cooker out of a satellite dish and CDs mounted to the dish. I have not tried this yet, but If I put a bunch of CDs on a cheap wooden or metal grate or something, I should be able to accomplish the same thing as a mirror, and be able to utilitize the CDs instead of putting them in a land fill.
The peppers are still growing and the 1 original tomato plant are also doing well. We have had a lot of rain, so things are looking up.
Have a green Day!!
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