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Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter: How to Properly Hang Your Planters

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Planning on using the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter this year? If so make sure you properly hang it. Whether you have a good experience or a bad experience is dependent on how you hang your Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter.

Hanging the upside down tomato planter can be a bit tricky. You will need to make sure that you have a great support system in place because after the plant starts to grow and you have wet dirt the planter will get very heavy, around seventy pounds.

This is especially important if you have kids or animals as they both tend to get into things they are not supposed to. Making sure it is properly supported won’t be a problem as long as you do one of two things.

If you only have one hanging planter to hang then just make a trip to your local hardware store and buy a stronger hook. Make sure it can hold up to 80lbs. to make sure it’s strong enough. This is a small thing that will make a huge difference between having your hanging plant hanging or on the ground.

The Pros and Cons of the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter is the newest rage in home vegetable gardening. It promises to grow plentiful tomatoes in an upside down planter. It makes it very easy to pick the tomatoes, offers less bug problems, and almost no chance of the plant collapsing under the heavy strain of producing tomatoes but does it really live up to the promises that it makes?

The pros and cons of the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter:

Pros– You will no longer have to worry about your plants stalk breaking because of your tomatoes being to heavy.

Cons– The branches might still get all tangled up even though the tomato plant is hanging upside down.

Pros- – It will give you much more free space in your yard because your tomato plants will be up in the air.

Cons — Because it hangs upside down you will need to have a place to put it that has very good support. With all the dirt and water up on top, the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter can get very heavy.

Another thing to look at is because the dirt is not in the ground you will need to water it much more frequently, about two times a day.

Easy Gardening: Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Often times people are discouraged about growing their own garden because they don’t have the yard space. They also find that even though they love homegrown fruits and vegetables that they don’t have the time to put into maintaining their own garden. What they don’t realize is that there are other alternatives available, especially for those who don’t have the space, which will still allow them to enjoy their own homegrown fruits and vegetables.

The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter is one of these ways. A ground garden requires a lot of work and the Topsy Turvy Planter eliminates that. It is perfect for those who might live in an apartment or have a home with just a small porch because the most daunting decision you’ll have to make is where to hang it.

One of the benefits of the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter is that it’s ideal for people who may live in an apartment or small home that maybe only has a balcony or a porch. It can be hung anywhere that receives adequate sunlight and that you will have easy access to for watering. You just need to provide your own topsoil and your favorite plants and then just wait and watch your beautiful tomato plants grow.

The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter: Does It Work?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

One of the biggest things in home vegetable gardening right now is the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter. It says that you can have an abundant crop of tomatoes without all of the hassles that come with tomato gardening. No bugs, no collapsing stems, and the ability to easily harvest your vegetables but does it really work?

The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter: the pros and cons

Pros– You will no longer have to worry about your plants stalk breaking because of your tomatoes being to heavy.

Cons– The branches might still get all tangled up even though the tomato plant is hanging upside down.

Pros- – You end up with more free space in your garden because your tomato plants are hanging up off of the ground.

Cons — Because it hangs upside down you will need to have a place to put it that has very good support. With all the dirt and water up on top, the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter can get very heavy.

Your also going to need to water your tomato plants twice a day because the dirt will dry quicker because it is not in the ground.