Gravitropism
Plants can sense which way is up and down. Even if you hang the plant upside down, the roots will grow down towards gravity, and the stems will curve upward. The plant is always trying to reach for the light.

Phototropism
Plants love light! The stems and leaves will bend and twist to face the brightest spot. This means your tomato plant, even upside down, will move so its leaves can catch the sun.

Photosynthesis
This is like the plant’s recipe for making food and air!
The leaves work like small solar panels, soaking up sunlight.
With sunlight, plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from their roots. They turn these ingredients into:

• Glucose (sugar) – for energy and growth
• Oxygen – which they release into the air for us to breathe

The process looks like this:
Sunlight + Carbon Dioxide + Water → Glucose + Oxygen

Energy Storage
Plants store the sun’s energy in the sugars they make. This energy helps them grow strong stems, green leaves, and juicy tomatoes. When we use wood for fires, the heat and light come from sunlight the plant stored!

Why It Matters
Your upside-down tomato plant uses tropism to grow in the right direction and photosynthesis to make food and oxygen. It’s a fun way to see how plants help make the air we breathe and store the sun’s power for future use.

NB!!
If your plant’s stem and leaves have turned up towards the sunlight, it’s showing you that it has survived the transplanting process. Congratulations… you have taken your first step towards growing a super huge upside down tomato plant!

If your seedling has not turned please replant as soon as possible!!