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One of the challenges of Florida living that we are still trying to master is what and when to plant a few of our favorite vegetables. We're not interested in a big vegetable garden--just a few tomatoes, maybe some peppers. Last year we tried planting a tomato in a pot in the fall.  It grew like gangbusters for about six weeks, but produced very small fruit that didn't ripen. Apparently we planted too late and the nights were too cold for the tomatoes to mature.
Not ones to give up quickly, we're trying again. This time we're using the Topsy Turvy Tomato planter in which the plant grows upside down. The theory is that the planter works like a greenhouse as the sun warms the roots, the water and nutrients flow from the root to the fruit, supposedly producing tons of delicious fruit without backbreaking labor. We're all about juicy, ripe tomatoes with little effort!  I know--it sounds too good to be true. But we found the planter in a bargain bin somewhere, so aside from the $5.98 plant purchased at Lowes today, have little invested. Stay tuned for the results.