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Making your own upside down tomato planter is as easy as pie. You will need to gather together a few materials.

* 5 gallon bucket with a handle

* A few coffee filters

* Potting Soil

* Starter tomato plants

First Step
Start by drilling a few holes in the bottom of the bucket. These don’t have to be too large. I like to use a drill or a screw and screw driver. 1-3 holes is enough for this bucket size. Keep in mind your tomato plants need a lot of root room so the more room you give them per plant the larger they will grow.

Second Step
Affix coffee filters over each of the holes from the inside of the bucket. I like to use 2-3 coffee filters over each hole just for extra water absorbency. Once you have the coffee filters in place poke a small hole through them. Push your starter plant through the hole. Be as careful as possible with this process. Starter plants should be at least 5 inches when using this method. If they are too tiny they wont get enough sunlight.

Third Step
Fill bucket with soil over the roots of your starter plants. Water and hang the bucket. I have a poll in my garden with several long hangers off of it to hang buckets from. This seems to work well. When picking a spot to hang your bucket make sure it isn’t too close to your house or shady area. Your plants will already be receiving some shade from the bucket which in the heat of the day can be a good thing but if they don’t have enough sun they will wilt.

A Trick
Keep your planters somewhere where they get an ideal temperature. Between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit is just right. Temperatures too high or too low will cause plants to die

Tomato plants are the easiest to grow and most useful fruit in a garden unless, if like me, you have a black thumb. when I started my first veggie garden I was frustrated to see my tomatoes wilt, rot, and even diseased. Pruning your tomato plants can help out a lot but there are a few things you should know about pruning tomatoes before you get started with the processes. Also keep in mind that you must trim to get the most out of your crop. Once I mastered How To Trim Tomato Plants I started increasing my crop by 5 times. Good luck tomato growing!

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