What should I grow in a topsy turvy strawberry planter?

[wifezilla]

I already have a strawberry bed, but these things were only $4 so I grabbed 2.
http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=-81vTejXDY6ssAOZ56jKCw&ved=0CCkQ8wIwAg#

Ground cherries? Lettuce? Herbs? Anyone else have these?

At $4 should I get a few more?

 

[thistlebloom]

I don't know, how about some herbs, like basil and cilantro?

 

[lighthawk]

Seems to me that would be a great way to isolate invasive plants such as peppermint, oregano, chives. I wouldn't expect them to overwinter in that as it would probably freeze out the root system if left outdoors. You could hang it indoors and harvest fresh herbs all year long.

 

[wifezilla]

So far I am thinking cilantro and ground cherry. I should get a few more before they disappear. They are sturdier than I thought they would be.

 

[lighthawk]

Where did you find them at that price?

 

[wifezilla]

The store is called Bargain Mart. It is one of those stores that buys nearly expired stuff and store "leftovers". I went up there looking for whole bean coffee, but they didn't have any this time. I did score on those strawberry pots and got big bottles of balsamic vinegar for 50 each. Also got some tea. The box was crushed but the tea was fine. I like paying $1 more than $3.98 for my tea

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I bought 2 tomato "Topsy Turvy" planters end-of-season for $2 a piece. I tried growing tomatoes in buckets last year and it didn't work. I figured that I would try a small cherry tomato this year and a pepper. Now I have 2 buckets with big holes in the bottom that I need to plant something in. May be an egg plant.

 

[silkiechicken]

I bought 2 tomato "Topsy Turvy" planters end-of-season for $2 a piece. I tried growing tomatoes in buckets last year and it didn't work. I figured that I would try a small cherry tomato this year and a pepper. Now I have 2 buckets with big holes in the bottom that I need to plant something in. May be an egg plant.

Some tomatoes do better in buckets than others. I find the small cherries do great in a bucket, while the larger things like early girl don't like the restriction.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I planted two plum tomatoes. They looked pitiful and made fruit, but they fruit rotted. I was losing a lot of water through the hole I made in the bottom. I am going to use water retaining crystals in my soil mix for the topsy turvy's and put my buckets on the ground and plant right side up. I might do a few cherry tomatoes and a few eggplants since I have a few buckets with holes in them (smaller drainage holes). I'll try and try again. Sometimes I never learn.

 

[chris09]

How about Trailing petunias

Like Ramblin Sugar Plum
http://www.stokeseeds.com/product.aspx?ProductID=53919&CategoryID=453

or

Lavender Wave
http://stokeseeds.com/product.aspx?ProductID=41041&CategoryID=456&checkCookies=1

Ever the regular double petunias would look nice in there.

Valentine
http://www.stokeseeds.com/product.aspx?ProductID=38577&CategoryID=430

or

Purple Pirouette
http://www.stokeseeds.com/product.aspx?ProductID=38579&CategoryID=430

Chris