UPDATE 04/23/11: After spending the fall and winter season thinking about gardening and our global bucket project I've come to a couple conclusions. They work...but best for tight spaces as they're intended. 1 thing I would do differently is some sort of trellis on one side of the bucket stretching upward instead of a cage. It would help the plant do what is does best...GROW UP^. It would be much easier to tie it off properly and be less stressful on the plant.
Well here it is..."Rizzo" in her full glory! I have to say that the Global Buckets are the real deal. This plant grew fast and big. Drinks a gallon of water a day! Tomato plants normally take 75 days or more to produce tomatoes. We have at least a dozen growing and half of those will be ready within the week! Can't wait, the first one I am eating like an apple! Here are some pics (the first 2 are a couple weeks old and the last 2 are from today):
Well here it is..."Rizzo" in her full glory! I have to say that the Global Buckets are the real deal. This plant grew fast and big. Drinks a gallon of water a day! Tomato plants normally take 75 days or more to produce tomatoes. We have at least a dozen growing and half of those will be ready within the week! Can't wait, the first one I am eating like an apple! Here are some pics (the first 2 are a couple weeks old and the last 2 are from today):
couple weeks ago
TODAY
May 25, 2010 at 9:10 AM
May 25, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Seriously, are you feeding Rizzo crack? That growth is simply amazing!!!!
Is Rizzo sourcing all of its water from the lower reservoir now?
May 25, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Yes, we have to water it a gallon every day. Sucking it dry