Sky wrote:
> Very, very simple to make and much less expensive than the ones shown on
> TV
Just buy a 5-gallon plastic bucket (for less than $3 or $4,
> usually), fill to the top with soil, invert with a temporary cover over
> the bucket's top to hold in the soil, cut out a small hole in the bottom
> of said bucket, plant the tomato seedling in that hole and keep
> "upright" (er, inverted) for a couple of weeks or so. That will allow
> the roots to grow downward with gravity into the bucket, then hang the
> bucket by its handle to let the plant hang downwards. HOWEVER, it's
> best to reinforce the bucket's handle with heavy string or lightweight
> rope because the bucket's handle is not strong enough (as me how I know
> <VBG>!)
>
> Sky, who will make one very soon
Home Depot was selling these large buckets for $2, I bought one to brine
a 28 pound turkey. This was in November.
Becca