Vertical Gowers when new
A staple of most gardens is tomatoes. In my past gardens tomatoes were always one plant you could count on. After I moved here tomato production fell off. Before the GP model home garden I had big plants but less tomatoes. Now that I build the mounds up I do not have a lot of green leaves but also not a lot of tomatoes. An exception to this general rule has been the vine tomatoes that I grow in the vertical growers. Since the soil in the vertical growers is similar to soil in the mounds I am led to believe that it is not the soil. All I can think of is that it is something to do with sun and water. Where the boxes are gets more sun than where the mounds of tomato plants are. Also there is better drainage since the growers drain excess water into a container below. Tomatoes need a lot of sun and water. I can deal with water but sun is limited. Next year I will put the tomatoes where the mounds for greens are and vice versa. Greens need sun but not as much. If anyone has hints of where the tomatoes may have gone let me know.
The vertical growers are doing well this year, as well as the plant stand. I am sure Andor, the creator of both these devices will be glad to hear that. For the small space they take up the two vertical growers and the one plant stand produce a lot of greens, herbs and tomatoes. Again this shows that it is not space that matters as much as quality of growing medium and use of space. The picture above is of the vertical growers last year when they were first set up. Tomorrow I will update pictures of vertical growers and plant stand. With the salad greens, tomatoes and herbs of these two devices we can enjoy salads for many a day.
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