A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 upside down tomatoe plant

I am planning this weekend to try to plant the upside down one and got a question?I got the hold cut out was going to put extra holes for drainage but the picture I seen said just one hole so good enough but want to add some flowers to the top of it? got some viola would that work want either flowers or a herb that would not take over the tomatoe any other ideas on this? Rita

I vote for basil ! And marigolds !

I have marigolds nastruims& banana peppers with my big cherrys.I have one hole in bottom& have a hole on each side my hole is 1/2 inch so drains perfectly.I used a coffee filter over the hole so soil don't wash out.
basil, parsley, onions or chives are all good herbs to grow with them.purple basil would give it color& stay with shorter growing plants,but you can trim basil and keep it bushy.
I'll post later a current picture of mine.it even has a flower in bloom

thank you plase let the idea keep coming like chives purple basil have to look for some seeds of them but they both would look good in top of pot!