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Space-saving tomato garden

by Nicole Weston, Posted May 22nd 2006 @ 10:03AM

With the start of tomato season upon us, more and more recipes that rely on the delicious taste of a freshly-picked tomato are appearing on food blogs and in newspaper articles. For anyone who likes to cook (or eat) and doesn't have room for a garden, it can be a somewhat depressing time, since tomatoes will not be at hand quite as much as they could be. Unfortunately, the lack of a green thumb is not the only thing that prevents people from gardening. Apartment and condo dwellers miss out, too. This Upside-Down Tomato Garden from Hammacher Schlemmer can solve both problems. Not only does it allow tomatoes to grow easily and without risk of rotting while resting on moist, shaded earth under the vine, but it can fit almost anywhere - provided that there is enough sunlight to grow the tomatoes. It's a fantastic option for anyone with a sunny apartment, a condo with a small balcony, or if you don't have the room or motivation to maintain a full garden in your yard. The tomatoes grown will be as juicy and fresh as you could hope for. As an added bonus, the top of the "garden" can be used for herbs or other small plants. Basil would be a good idea if you like Italian cooking, but cilantro would be a great choice for salsa fans.

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Filed Under: Farming, Food Gadgets, Ingredients
Tags: farming, fresh, gadget, Gadgets, garden, grow, herb, herbs, indoors, tomato, tomato garden, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetables

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5-23-2006 @8:52AM Allison said... Tomatoes like to grow deep roots and I can't see that being possible with this system, so I doubt the tomatoes would end up looking anything like as healthy as the ones in that picture. Healthy plants are even less likely if you also grow herbs on top since everything will end up rootbound (packed with roots in the dirt space and difficult to absorb water properly) because there's just not enough earth there to support all that. Better to try a big hanging basket of tomatoes if you have space limitations.
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