The most expensive tomatoes ever

All that I want is some juicy tomatoes off the vine.   My two tomato plants died after the cold snap a few weeks ago so I had to replant them.  I've decided to try 3 different growing methods:

Original Rona bucket.  I’m glad the plant died because I think it would have died anyway.  When I dug out all the dirt I discovered that the soil at the bottom of the bucket was soaking.  It would have drowned for sure.  I drilled some extra holes in the bucket to try to improve the drainage before replanting the new tomato plant.  

Initial observations re: upside down tomato plants – replanting a seedling in an upside down container is a heck of a lot more difficult than replanting a traditional tomato because you have to remove all of the dirt.  Hopefully I won’t have to do that too many times this season! 

Topsy Turvy.  My dad gifted me a Topsy Turvy planter so I decided to test it out compared with the Rona bucket.  I have planted the same variety of tomatoes in the Rona bucket and the Topsy Turvy (Celebrity tomatoes).  The Topsy Turvy  has several small drainage holes at the bottom (that’s how I got the idea to drill some in the Rona bucket).  The material of the Topsy Turvy is woven plastic.  I wonder if that improves the ‘breathability’ of the soil.  We’ll see how it goes.

Rona Bucket (left) & Topsy Turvy (right)

Traditional Pot.  I’ve planted one tomato plant in a traditional pot.  This won’t be a true scientific experiment, because I’ve chosen a different variety for this one - “Early Girl Tomatoes”.  I had some success with this variety last year, so decided to try it again.