On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:


>Our local Ace Hardware had "tomato towers" this year - rectangular
>planters on legs - fairly good-sized - I like that idea because
>tomatoes would be out of reach of the critters and easy to
>maintain....they were that outdoor-type Rubbermaid-style plastic and
>you could put casters on the legs. But I didn't try it. Or haven't
>tried it yet, anyway.
>
>I had regular sized tomato plants in three ginormous pots on my deck a
>few years ago, but they got stem rot, and I got rid of the pots....
>

Here are some do-it-yourself upside down planters. I like the idea
of enlarging the draining holes of a hanging pot..

http://www.instructables.com/id/Inve...omato-Planter/

Tara