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| Brand: Felknor Ventures
List Price: $20.00
Buy New: $8.88
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 4 x 11
MPN: 82506
Model: 82506
UPC: 833894000197
EAN: 0833894000197
ASIN: B0001WYNP0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 21-25 of 96
 Unique Present for Gardener August 6, 2007
L. Calhoun
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased 2 of these tomato planters to use as presents for my Mom and Grandmother. They both thought it would work well to keep bugs off and could extend the growing season a bit since they could bring the plant inside when it starts to get chilly at night.
no more bugs!! December 14, 2007
Tiphany A. Nickens (virginia)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love this for my balcony garden! I had wonderful tomatoes this year. my only small problem was that I let the tomato plant get a little big before I planted it in the topsy turvy.. so it was a little difficult to do it without damaging the plant, but my very patient husband took over when I became frustrated. Also, I didnt take into consideration that we had only a 9ft. area to hang it from so I had to get a step stool every time I needed to water it.. which was a lot considering it was under the deck of our neighbors who live above us and didnt really get any of the water when it rained. But that is just me whining.. I really do love this little creation and plan on getting more next year to for different plants..maybe eggplant, peppers, blueberries..
Poss help for planting April 5, 2008
L. W. Merritt (Redneck Biblebelt...)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Here's an idea for those having trouble planting their 'bags'. In Alaska, we planted lobelia baskets by doing the following: before attempting to place the plant into the slit in the bag, roll the plant in a piece of heavy garbage bag plastic then feed the plastic thru the slit. Will protect the plant.
 Just make your own upside-down tomato planter! July 7, 2008
Charles M. Simpson Jr. (Va Beach)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
When I originally saw this commercial on TV about the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter, it caught my attention and I immediately went online to purchase this item. Well, after adding up all the expense of shipping and what not, it just didn't seem worth it to me for what they were giving you.
So I decided to make my own upside-down tomato planter. I used a basic plastic hanging basket/planter from a home & garden store. Drill some 1" holes on the bottom. Lay a piece of landscaping fabric on the inside and cut some slits into the fabric where the holes are. Guide the tomato plants through the hole and fill the basket with dirt. How hard was that? Piece of cake!
I actually drilled 5 holes on the bottom of mine and have 5 "Big Boy" tomato plants growing underneath. I also have some peppers growing on the top. The planter hangs from a tree next to my deck that gets hits by my sprinkler system that runs daily, so I don't have to worry about lack of water. The tomato plants are growing quite a bit and have started to produce the little yellow flowers. Hopefully tomatoes are soon to follow.
So... save your money and make your own planter!
Super heavy when watered January 25, 2008
R. Anderson (Waipahu, HI)
7 out of 14 found this review helpful
My sister is a tomato freak and she tried one of these things. She hung it on her balcony on a ceiling hook attached to a beam. Unfortunately, it didn't work for her. Perhaps it is because in Hawaii it is very very very hot. We are Zone 10 so the kinds of plants that thrive here are limited.
The one problem she had was that the container gets very heavy after it is filled and especially after you have watered it. They had to relocate it for some reason, and she could not lift it at all. It is a good thing her husband is a rather big guy who lifts weights, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to get it down. Make sure the beam or support you hang it on is very secure and strong.
Overall, she has had luck growing tomatoes, just trying to beat the birds to them. She lives on the east side of Oahu, which is a little cooler than the leeward side that I live and seems to have less pests such as aphids, other flying type of critters.
Personally I do not have luck with tomatoes as there are a lot of pests that I have that have resulted in tomatoes looking great, until a pupae crawls out of it. I think this is due to the fact that there are a lot of larger farms here, and since I don't use chemical pest control, the pests tend to take over.
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