Sunday, July 12, 2009

Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter: Read This Before You Hang Your Planters!

By Christine Pinkston

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.

Because the tomato planter will weigh around seventy pounds when it's watered and you have a thriving plant hanging it properly is important and a bit tricky. You have to make sure that you have the proper support to hold your hanger up.

Hanging it properly is even more important if you have children or animals around as neither can resist playing with things they aren't supposed to. Properly supporting it won't be a problem once your aware that you need to. You can do one of two things to give it great support.

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.

If you are using more them one planter there is a different way to go about hanging your Topsy Turvy.

If you are using more then one planter then you should consider building your own support system out of wood. Making a wooden frame should only take you a couple of hours to make and chances are you have the wood already.

Just build a nice sturdy square or rectangular frame to put in your yard. Don't worry to much about how professional it looks because when the plants start taking off it is going to look very nice. Because the plants grow upwards it will not only cover a lot of the wood but it will be stunning to look at.

Go ahead and get creative with the decoration of the frame if you'd rather it not just be wood. Put some paint on it, be creative. You can either make it stand out as a focus of your yard or blend it in with it's surroundings.

The Topsy Turvy Planters last a long time so one afternoon of work will provide you years of joy so go ahead and spend a few extra minutes sprucing up your frame.

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