Upside Down Tomato Planter and Patio Garden System

Upside Down Tomato Planter and Patio Garden System Review

Upside Down Tomato Planter and Patio Garden System Feature

• Topplanter can be used for complimentary herbs, flowers, lettuce, or other fruits and
• Grow up to 8 tomato vines.
• Try these other varieties upside down - Peas, beans, cucumbers, eggplant,
• Great for patios and decks.
• Expand your gardening space.

Upside Down Tomato Planter and Patio Garden System Overview

Space Saving Vegetable Garden If you don't have space for a garden but still would like to grow fresh vegetables than this is for you! It's one of the most efficient method for patio gardening that we've seen. Grow a garden of fresh tomatoes, herbs, herbs, peppers and more almost anywhere with the space-saving Patio Garden. The heavy-duty plastic planter supports downward-growing tomato plants in four holes underneath; vines are suspended, so they're protected from rot and insects! On top, up to 80 lbs. of topsoil fills an ample container, perfect for planting herbs, lettuce, peppers and more. Fill the hollow base with sand or water for stability. Easy, no-tool assembly No tools are required for assembly Size: 52 inches total height Top Grow Box Size: 25" x 25" x 7" Base: 23" x 4.5" x 23" Base can be filled with water or sand for stability Made from Attractive Recycled material

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Jason's Upside Down Garden 09 - 14

August 10, 2009 Pretty normal update. Not sure what happened to my watermelons. A bunch more growth and tomatoes and peppers.

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Kellys Upside Down Vegetable Garden Update 04

This is my update for June 23, 2009. The big story this week is having to fight Japanese Beetles. I got back from my business trip and for two straight days fought these little destructive creatures. They nearly wiped out my Grapes and also had started in on my Raspberries, Peppers, Basel and Beans. I had to spray the entire garden with pesticide just to kill the ones that were feeding on everything. I also put out two traps to collect as many of the others as I could. So far it has worked. I have collected thousands of beetles in these traps and the pesticide has kept them away from the garden for the time being. Other than that, the garden has done quite nicely while I was gone. We have had a ton of rain so the Squash and Cucumber leaves were turning a little yellow. I propped the containers up on bricks so that they would drain better and it has fixed that problem. Also, I found that watering the Cucumbers at night is better. I was watering them in the morning and most of it evaporated and when the leaves got wet, in the heat of the day it would turn the leaves white around the edges. Watering them at night has stopped that problem and they seem to like it. This week it will be in the mid to high 90s so there should be a lot of growth by next week to update you on. The main thing is keeping those freaking beetles away from everything. If anyone has any additional ideas on ways to get rid of them, I am all ears. I hope you like the video this week and I will update you ...

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Jason's Upside Down Garden 09 - 7 "More Additions"

May 25, 2009 Red tomatoes!!! Well only 2, but there will be more to follow soon. Lot of other growth and I couldn't help myself so i put in a square foot bed to compare growth from it vs. the upside down veggies. Things are really taking off. Thanks for watching.

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Jason's Upside Down Garden 09 - 12

July 13, 2009 More things growing. Finally have peppers turning color and have some really huge cucumbers!

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Upside Down Planter

Of course you must have heard all the buzz talk for using an upside down planter and wondered whether it's really worth it. An upside down planter is a great product that takes the hard work out of planting those tomatoes. For those that would still like to make their upside down planters, here's how you can do it. Take a sturdy plastic container (it can also be a old plastic bucket). It should have a handle so that you can hang the container upside down and take it from one place to another. Normally a 5-gallon container should be used for making the upside down planter.

Want to make your own upside down planter?

Wash the upside down planter container with household bleach and water. Use about a tablespoon of bleach and a gallon of water for rinsing out the container. Rinse it out thoroughly to take out the dirt and kill any small insects or bugs that may be inside the container.

Now turn the container over and make a 2 inches diameter hole in the centre of the bucket. You can use a utility knife or a drill machine with a 2' bit. Clean out the edges of the hole thoroughly. Sharp edges are difficult to manoeuvre and you may cut yourself while planting the tomato plant in the upside down planter.

Putting the soil inside the planter

Turn the container over the right side and put a coffee filter where you have just made a hole. You can even put a thick piece of cloth or some leftover landscaping material. Now put the potting soil in the container and fill it up as you would fill up a normal garden pot. With your fingers take out the coffee filter paper. Make space for the plant inside the pot so just like you would in a normal garden container.

The purpose of the filter or the cloth is to contain the soil inside the container. Now plant your favourite vegetables like the tomatoes inside the upside down planter. Ensure that the plant won't fall off. Else you would be left standing with the just the planter.

Hanging the planter

Find sturdy hanging poles or hooks for your upside down planter. These planters can be hung anywhere. You can even plant some seasonal flowers or even herbs on top of the plant. This way you can create a whole hanging garden.

All you need to do now is fill up your topsy turvy style DIY containers with potting soil and get a great tomato plant or any other plant that you may fancy. The next step is to water the plant that you have potted inside the upside down planter. Essentially the soil should be moist enough for the plant to absorb all the nutrients present in the soil.

Water the plant according to its needs

The planters should be watered according to their needs and also the climate. If you have a hotter climate, then you should water the plant frequently. It's important that water shouldn't be trapped inside the container. If there is water logging inside the container, it can rot away the roots and kill the plants. This is critical in a DIY.

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Kelly's Upside Down Vegetable Garden 02

This is a June 2, 2009 update of my upside down garden. I have a few additions this week. First of all, I built a trellis for my cucumbers. I had so many of them that I had to find places to grow them. Also I put a few cucumbers in an upside down bucket. At least I will be able to tell which way will be a better way to grow them. I also thinned out all the varieties of the squash I am growing so that they will do better and have space to grow. All the tomato plants are doing quite well and I have my first visible tomato so I am pretty happy about that. Personally, I think that tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and the best things to grow upside down. I decided not to grow the squash that way because of the size of the plant itself not to mention how big the fruit gets. I added strawberries and raspberries this week and am going to put in blackberries in next week. I hope everyone is doing well with their gardening this year so far. I know I am having a good time. It is pretty much consuming my life at the moment. If anyone has any comments or suggestions, please email me or post them. Also, if you subscribe to my video series, I will do the same for you. I am always looking for ideas to improve my garden and I know there are some good ones out there. Until next time, take care and happy gardening. Kelly

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Upside Down and Topsy Turvy Tomatoes - Grow Tomatoes Hanging Upside Down Without A Garden

Tomatoes are a popular choice with the home gardener. Almost everyone loves the idea of freshly picked tomatoes to use as part of their summer diet. The biggest obstacle to growing tomatoes is the space required. For those trying to grow tomatoes on their patio or balcony, using a container to grow tomatoes still takes up valuable space, and you are usually restricted to using some of the smaller varieties of tomatoes, like the ever popular Patio tomato. These varieties have small vines and don't need a lot of staking, but usually don't produce the large juicy tomatoes that we all dream of picking.

A recently popular alternative to container growing tomatoes is to use a hanging tomato planter. They range from simple bags from under $15 that hold a single plant, to a free standing garden that holds 4 plants and assorted herbs and radishes as well. The idea is simple enough, you start a tomato plant growing in the container, either by transplanting a tomato plant into it or germinating the seeds in the planter while it's not upside down. You then hang the planter up on some hook, taking care to put it high enough that the variety you have chosen will have enough room to grow.

Advantages of Hanging Tomato Planters:

These advantages include:

No need to stake your tomato plants
Few problems with slugs and other soil based pests
Soil borne disease is significantly reduced because you can use fresh potting soil
Weeds are almost no problem, especially if you choose a soil-less mix
Air movement around the plants is improved, so you get good pollination, and few problems with rot

But if you choose to use an upside down hanging tomato planter for your patio or balcony, there are a few things you need will need to do differently...

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Upside down tomato planter www.pennystomatoes.com

Make your own upside down tomato planters. Free with stuff from garage and shed. www.pennystomatoes.com

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Upside Down Tomato Planter - Part 1

My mom gave this to me and I'm going to see if it's any good. I planted an Early Girl plant in 100% organic compost and nothing else...all I had at the time. I will eventually hang it higher, of course. Music: "It Is What It Is" by The Highwaymen

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Upside Down - Perfect for Growing Your Tomatoes

Upside down tomato planters have become fairly popular over the last few years. There are articles on how you can build your own, and there are a number of commercially available units. But what are the advantages of using these upside down planters, and what kind of options do you have for buying or making one?

Upside Down Hanging Tomato Planter - Should You Make or Buy One

There are several types of planters you can buy. Some are for just a single plant, while others handle several plants. They can be used on a deck or even a balcony, bringing fresh tomatoes to the apartment or condo dweller.

They are advertised heavily to be used for tomatoes, but they can also be used to grow smaller bush plants like peppers and maybe even eggplants. Many herbs will grow well in these planters.

There are smaller planters (one of the most popular is the Topsy Turvy hanging planter) that your can find for less than $20. It will usually hold one tomato plant (you can sometimes put a second one on the top), and will need someplace to hang.

Another type is the larger self supporting free standing units like the Upside Down Tomato Garden. This garden unit stands almost five feet tall and is designed to hold several tomato plants, and herbs or flowers on the top. An ideal fit for an apartment balcony or patio, it will also serve well as a nice little garden space you can put close to your kitchen on a deck.

You should be aware that when you have filled these with plants and they are fully loaded they can weigh too much to easily move, so plan ahead when considering its location, so you don't have to move the loaded unit. The larger free standing upside down tomato garden will hold almost 80 pounds of soil, so you don't want to be moving it after it's loaded.

You can build an upside down planter yourself. One common approach is to use a plastic bucket for a planter by cutting a hole in the bottom that is a few inches in diameter to allow the plant to grow out. You can hang it from a hook on the house, or build a simple sawhorse bracket.

Pros of Using an Upside Down Tomato Planter

With the tomatoes hanging in the air they can ripen without rot. You have fewer problems with pests like snails and ants. Make sure to keep the planter soil moist, as all container grown plants tend to dry out fairly quickly in hot weather.

An upside down tomato garden is perfect for your apartment on a your balcony or a backyard patio, or put one on a patio or deck for those who are wanting to have part of their garden closer to the kitchen.

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Upside Down - Perfect for Growing Your Tomatoes

Upside down tomato planters have become fairly popular over the last few years. There are articles on how you can build your own, and there are a number of commercially available units. But what are the advantages of using these upside down planters, and what kind of options do you have for buying or making one?

Upside Down Hanging Tomato Planter - Should You Make or Buy One

There are several types of planters you can buy. Some are for just a single plant, while others handle several plants. They can be used on a deck or even a balcony, bringing fresh tomatoes to the apartment or condo dweller.

They are advertised heavily to be used for tomatoes, but they can also be used to grow smaller bush plants like peppers and maybe even eggplants. Many herbs will grow well in these planters.

There are smaller planters (one of the most popular is the Topsy Turvy hanging planter) that your can find for less than $20. It will usually hold one tomato plant (you can sometimes put a second one on the top), and will need someplace to hang.

Another type is the larger self supporting free standing units like the Upside Down Tomato Garden. This garden unit stands almost five feet tall and is designed to hold several tomato plants, and herbs or flowers on the top. An ideal fit for an apartment balcony or patio, it will also serve well as a nice little garden space you can put close to your kitchen on a deck.

You should be aware that when you have filled these with plants and they are fully loaded they can weigh too much to easily move, so plan ahead when considering its location, so you don't have to move the loaded unit. The larger free standing upside down tomato garden will hold almost 80 pounds of soil, so you don't want to be moving it after it's loaded.

You can build an upside down planter yourself. One common approach is to use a plastic bucket for a planter by cutting a hole in the bottom that is a few inches in diameter to allow the plant to grow out. You can hang it from a hook on the house, or build a simple sawhorse bracket.

Pros of Using an Upside Down Tomato Planter

With the tomatoes hanging in the air they can ripen without rot. You have fewer problems with pests like snails and ants. Make sure to keep the planter soil moist, as all container grown plants tend to dry out fairly quickly in hot weather.

An upside down tomato garden is perfect for your apartment on a your balcony or a backyard patio, or put one on a patio or deck for those who are wanting to have part of their garden closer to the kitchen.

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Upside down tomato planter

Learn how to make your own upside down tomato planter. Can also be used for peppers, cucumber, and some squash.

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