Topsy Turvy Gardening 2012 edition

So I may be a little down and out after my first year of topsy gardening produced zero tomatoes...but I am not out yet. Last week we went to the store and purchased a different variety of tomato, called Patio, which I am hoping will thrive in the 2012 topsy turvy. Tomato food also made it into our shopping cart. This tomato plant had better grow this year...while plant shopping we also picked up some new herb plants. Minty delicious mojitos are definitely on the drink menu this summer.
Urban gardening is so different than my mom's beautiful suburban garden beds-no shed, limited tools, limited space. Pondering potato growing and a potato barrel at some point. It has been an adventure to figure out what I can garden in my small urban condo. Too bad we can't grow a bunch of fruit-my child would happily live on a 24/7 fruit diet. I will post some periodic updates. Keep your gardening green fingers crossed for me.

"patio" tomato in the turvy

mint, parsley, basil

Topsy-Turvy Gardening Goals for a wannabe urban homesteader...

I love the homesteading concept of making many things yourself, but I live in an old condo building in the middle of a city. I have no land to work. I have no storage. I have a toddler who has her hands in anything she can reach. I have a good friend who has used the topsy-turvy tomato plant grower for several years. I got ambitious with my gardening in 2011 and decided to grow some tomatos with a topsy-turvy. The one I purchased also had holes for herbs so we purchased several herb plants along with our tomato plant. The herbs grew...the tomato plant never grew. I don't know if I over-watered it or under-watered it, or didn't give it special tomato plant food...all I really know is that my tomato crop was zero. Not a single tomato grew in the urban garden.

I have since consulted a couple websites and books. I think my problem might have been the wrong variety of tomato plant. I might be down, but I am not out. I will try again this summer. Wish me luck. Any fellow topsy turvy growers out there?