GROWING TOMATOES UPSIDE DOWN - Here’s how planting tomatoes upside down works: it’s all about how plants deal with gravity. When you flip a tomato plant, it might hang down at first, but the cool part is it’ll bend back up toward the sun because plants are basically hardwired to chase light. The roots still grow down like they’re supposed to, so everything ends up working exactly how nature intended, just from a different starting position. The best part? Your tomatoes get way better airflow whe

One of our favorite ways to trellis big, vining tomatoes is with string and a few tomato clips - that's it! When you transplant your tomato, you can either bury the string underneath your tomato to secure it in the ground, or tie the string to a stake and press into the soil. Then, tie the other end of the string to a simple structure above the tomato plant made of 2x4 lumber or metal conduit. Both are relatively inexpensive at most hardware stores. Our setup cost $50 to make and grows about 12

FYI: You don't HAVE to wait until your tomatoes are vine-ripe to harvest them. If you have issues with pests munching on your tommies, try harvesting when they're about 50% ripe. This is called the breaker stage - at this point the flavor is pretty much locked in, BUT they'll last way longer in the kitchen due to harvesting a bit early. Pests also won't be as attracted at this stage, so you'll save more tomatoes. Pro tip: When you store your tomatoes, flip them upside down - they'll last even lo