Thursday, May 28, 2009

Does The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter Really Work?

By Christine Pinkston

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-- It hangs upside down so the weight of your growing tomatoes will not topple over your plant.

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

Pros- - It hangs off the ground so it frees up a lot of space in your yard.

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.

Pros-- You are very easily able to walk around the plant to pick your tomatoes so that means that you wont have to bend down or crawl around on your knees to enjoy your crop.

Cons-- Because the tomato plants are not grown the traditional way, the dirt can get very hot. To avoid cooking the roots put aluminum foil around the planter to reflect some of the sunlight.

Pros-- Watering the tomato plants in the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter is very easy. Make sure that you are running water through the planter until the water runs clear at least once a week so that you can get the stale water out of the sponges and you don't get mold on the roots.

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