New Plan: Gardening in Containers & Upside Down

Posted on Apr 14 2009 - 6:16pm by Mike Lieberman

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After some research, I got more info on the self watering containers. The Homegrown Evolution had a great resource on Self Irrigating Planters posted on April 5.

One site that I checked out, Instructables, had a few different variations. One using 2 liter soda bottles and plastic totes. I like it cheap and green. Fits the criteria.

Before I got too far ahead of myself, I had to talk to my roommate to see if he’d let me put these containers out on the fire escape since it’s out of his window. Luckily, he and I are cool with each other and had no problems with it.

Now I am addicted to checking out how I can recycle materials to grow things for this project and found a way to make an upside down hanging planter for herbs.

Also reserved Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers from my local library.

This project is back on. Don’t call it a comeback.

6 Comments so far. Feel free to join this conversation.

Mike June 3, 2009 at 1:25 pm -

Hey, that's my dog!
Mike Lieberman June 3, 2009 at 1:42 pm -

Thanks for lending me your dog for my blog. Hope he doesn't mind.
Mike June 3, 2009 at 8:25 pm -

Hey, that's my dog!
Mike Lieberman June 3, 2009 at 8:42 pm -

Thanks for lending me your dog for my blog. Hope he doesn't mind.
Jennifer February 13, 2011 at 7:02 pm -

Have you grown tomatoes upside down? I think I’m gonna give it a try this year.
Mike Lieberman February 14, 2011 at 2:56 am -

I did not have much success, but have heard of others that have.