- Top Planter can be used for complimentary herbs, flowers, lettuce, or other fruits and vegetables
- Grow up to 8 Tomato Vines
- Try these other varieties upside down – Peas, Beans, Cucumbers, Eggplant,Strawberries
- Great for patios and decks
- Expand your Gardening Space
Product Description
New space – saving planter… The Upside – down Tomato Garden. Forget staking tomato vines. Let gravity take over with this innovative Planter that elevates the planting bed. Up to 4 tomato plants grow downward from 4 pop-out holes in the bottom. Hanging vines require little attention as tomatoes ripen in the air, not rot on the ground. Grow additional veggies, flowers or herbs on top in normal fashion. The 20 x 20 x 4 1/2 base can be filled with sand for added sta… More >>
Flambeau 6520TG-DS Upside Down Patio Garden – Large
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#1 by WSP on May 13, 2010 - 11:36 am
I purchased this product a couple of years ago and used it exactly as directed over a summer. The tomatoes did grow somwhat, but nothing like the photographs. The problem was that when filled with soil and water the topside planter part is way too top-heavy and the contraption tends to lean this way and that. I put it in a corner of my garden and wired it to the fence at three points, which process kept it from totally falling over, but the plastic poles are insufficient to handle the weight and buckled (they should be stronger). The whole experience was rather hilarious (just ask my wife), but what wasn’t so funny was all the money and time I’d sunk into this project. In the end, however, the company (not Amazon) that sold it to me graciously refunded my money and even more graciously waived their normal requirement of actually returning the product to them, but they apparently didn’t heed my comments (much like these) because they are still selling this thing. I can’t say if the design has been improved upon any, but it looks pretty much the same. Go online and you can find how to plant tomatoes upside down in other, way cheapter ways, using plastic milk bottles, but if you are considering purchasing this admittedly odd and novel product please think twice. Thank you for considering these opinions and comments.
Rating: 1 / 5