So I came home a few weeks back and my mother had stopped over and left me a gift:

This thing promises to grow your tomatoes more efficiently by means of growing them upside down. My mother purchased it for me because I was explaining to her that I would like to grow tomatoes, but I've run out of space in my front yard and can only do potted plants out back and already have a grapevine and plans for a potted strawberry patch. She told me about the topsy turvy and I was fairly skeptical as it was a "as seen on tv" thing. Regardless it ended up on my table. So I figured, why not.
I got a small tomato plant and put it inside as directed and hung it in my back yard off some rope that i used to dry clothes on. It gets a lot of sun there.
I expected it to die in a few days to a week.
Well, shit. This thins has grown 3x it's size in just about two weeks. No flowers or tomatoes yet... so the jury is still undecided. However, this thing is promising (so far!)
As a side note: My bf's family has a tomato contest in the late summer. If this thing produces good tomatoes I'm going to make some bruschetta with it. Then I'll horrify everyone by telling them I grew them at the foot of I-95, in a topsy turvy!