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Grow Tumbling Tomatoes in Hanging Baskets

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Hey Gardeners!

I want to share my experiment with you! Earlier this year I was determined to grow a ton of tomatoes. In my research phase I discovered Tumbling Tomatoes! Tumbling tomatoes are tomato plants that can cascade over the side of a pot. Indeterminate and Determinate tomatoes tend to grow upward eventually needing some kind of support.

After pouring through gardening books I thought that it would be cool to grow my tumblers in hanging baskets rather than a pot on the ground. I made the right choice.

Cherry tomatos

I was able to source some Tumbling Tom seeds from Etsy this year and was so happy that they all pretty much germinated.

Tumbling tom cherry tomatos

Taking care of Tumbling Tom Tomatoes is the same as any other tomato plant. Except like any plant in a hanging basket you will HAVE to water more frequently like daily. Maybe even twice a day depending on the weather.

Garlic can be easily grown in small spaces! Read this post to learn how to grow garlic!

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I have the tumblers right by the door. How’s this for a garden view

So between daily watering and weekly fertilizing this gorgeous plant is thriving! It has a beautiful structure and purpose. I was excited to hang this basket by my raised herb garden bed. That way I can snip herbs and grab a few cherry tomatoes while I’m at it!

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Full basket of this gorgeous tumbling tomato

In this planter I have four separate tumbling tomatoes planted. I also have a second smaller pot of tumblers though not as pretty as this pot but full of tomato’s.

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Cherry tomatos

Have I convinced you? Tumbling Tomatoes in hanging baskets are a great way to save space and the look so cool hanging up.

Happy Gardening

Ciearra

Tomato Tuesday

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Hey Gardeners! It’s tomato Tuesday and time to check in on all 30 plus tomato plants! You heard me right I’m growing over thirty tomato plants right now.

I am experimenting with fabric pots this year and so far I’m sold! I love how easy they are to plant and move around if needed. I can easily add a tomato cage or stakes to secure them as they grow.

The only drawback with the fabric pots is that you have to water more frequently. Otherwise I treat them the same as any in ground tomato. I water daily unless we are getting rain and I fertilize weekly with fish emulsion.

To help maintain their size and bulk I have been pruning off suckers. Some people like to leave them on for bigger plants with more fruit but I don’t need that this year.

I have never grown this many tomato’s in my entire life so this will be pretty exciting!

Happy Gardening!

Ciearra

Small Space Vegetables for small gardens

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Don’t let a small garden space keep you from growing your own food. You can grow so many space saving vegetables in so many different ways from vertically, in pots, raised beds and in ground. Heck you can even grow them inside your home with the right lighting! The first thing you need to know is that you can do it all you need are the right plants.

Here are some small space vegetables perfect for small gardens.

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Garden Terms you need to know

Determinate: Determinate plants are plants that are bred to only grow a certain size

Indeterminate: Indeterminate plants can grow seemingly endless in size

Container friendly: Plants that grow well in small spaces

These are terms that you will want to know when shopping for small space vegetable seeds to grow in your garden.

Small Space Tomatoes

Determinate tomato plants offer a high producing plant that can trail out of hanging baskets, or trellised in a raised bed or sit tidy in a 12 inch pot. With plenty of sun and water you’ll be harvesting bowls full of sweet tomatoes all summer long. Some determinate dwarf varieties include Honeybee Hybrid Cherry, Lemon Drop and Red Robin to name a few.

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Leafy Vegetables

Leafy greens are perfect for small space gardening. They can fit nicely in raised beds or containers all by themselves. Some leafy greens include Lettuces, Collards, Swiss Chard, Bok Choy and Kale just to name a few.

small space vegetables

Need seeds? Check out Park Seed. They offer a wide variety of seeds for your garden

Small Space Peppers

If your a lover of spicy, you can find many pepper varieties that will stay compact like Thai Bird’s Eye Chilli Pepper plants or the Golden Baby Belle which will only grow two feet tall.

Check out our 10 tips for small space gardens post!

Small Space Squash

Did you know you can grow squash in containers? Indeterminate squash plants can grow very big but there are smaller container varieties that stay cute, compact and very productive. Some of those varieties include Honey Baby Hybrid Butternut Squash, Tivoli Hybrid Squash and Cocozelle Organic Squash to name a few.

kale squash zucchini patty pan and flowers

There are so many different small space vegetables that will fit in small spaces. Don’t forget to add some container flowers to bring in pollinators to your veggies but most of all have fun!!!

Happy Gardening!

Ciearra

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