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The balcony space is small, yet the tomatoes my mother-in-law grows in pots are more than we can eat, and the neighbors are all envious.

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The balcony space is too small, so my mother-in-law grows tomatoes in pots like this, and the fruit she harvests is more than we can eat. The neighbors are all envious. My mother-in-law is getting on in years, and apart from picking up and dropping off the kids, she spends her time at home growing flowers and vegetables. But the balcony space at home is too small, so to grow tomatoes...

The balcony space is too small, so my mother-in-law grows tomatoes in pots like this, and the fruit she harvests is more than we can eat. The neighbors are all envious.

My mother-in-law is getting on in years, and apart from picking up and dropping off the kids, she spends her time at home growing flowers and vegetables. But the balcony space at home is too small, so she came up with quite a few methods to grow tomatoes. I never expected she could actually grow tomatoes in pots like this. It really opened my eyes. The fruit she harvests is more than the whole family can eat, and even the neighbors are envious when they see it!

The tomatoes my mother-in-law grows in pots are hung upside down in the air, with the roots pointing up and the branches, leaves and fruit all growing downward, just like hanging fuchsias, which looks quite unique. I have to admire my mother-in-law's ingenious idea. The ground space is all taken up, so the space in the air is put to use, and the tomatoes that grow don't even need stakes, saving a lot of trouble.

Growing tomatoes upside down is very simple, and the materials used can be found in every household. It's just empty oil drums that have been sitting unused. This not only reuses waste but also saves quite a bit of space on the balcony. Best of all, the tomatoes that grow are big and plentiful, more than you can eat. It truly kills several birds with one stone.

After washing the empty oil drum clean, cut off the bottom, put the tomato seedling into the bottle, carefully thread the branches and leaves out through the bottle opening, then fill it with fertile potting soil. After that, get a hook ready and hang it above the balcony. In summer, water once every morning or evening, and before long the tomato seedling will grow rapidly and bear lots of little tomatoes. The red tomatoes hanging on the balcony are very eye-catching, and the neighbors are envious when they see them.




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