http://www.massivecontracting.com/24-flambeau-6520tg-ds-upside-down-patio-garden-large.html Mon, 31 May 2010 18:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.massivecontracting.com/24-flambeau-6520tg-ds-upside-down-patio-garden-large.html#comment-67 WSP Thu, 13 May 2010 11:36:16 +0000 http://massivecontracting.com/24-flambeau-6520tg-ds-upside-down-patio-garden-large.html#comment-67 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 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

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