Topsy turvy planter provides a great garden in a small space

The topsy-turvy upside down planter is a great space saving device that can be hung almost anywhere and can provide the vegetables that you are looking for. In fact you can get up to 30 pounds of tomatoes from a single plant alone. It’s quite simple to have an upside down tomato garden with our planters. Of course you can build one yourself, but why go through the hassle when you can get one easily by clicking one of the links on our site.

We have a lot of satisfied clients and the upside down tomato garden has even been featured as one of the most Amazing inventions in 2005 by Time magazine. You can grow a number of vegetables and even flowers in the topsy-turvy container. But if you want to grow an upside down tomato garden, then here’s what you need to do, purchase a healthy tomato plant. If you see signs of yellowing or wilting then, discard these plants. The stem of the plant should have a diameter of a pencil.

How to plant the tomatoes

Ideally you should plant the upside down tomato garden after the frost in the spring. You would also need to purchase a fertilizer that is specifically formulated for tomatoes. If you can’t then use any soil other than clay. Your local garden shop or centre should be able to help you with the water-soluble fertilizer that will work the best for your tomatoes. 

Watering the garden

Remember that tomatoes are 85% water, if you want a really great looking upside down tomato garden; you need to water them frequently. But don’t water the plants too much. In fact by just looking at the topsy turvy planter, you would be able to tell whether your upside down tomato garden is receiving the right amount or water or not.

If the leaves inside the planter begin to look wilted or are curling up, then you aren’t watering the upside down tomato garden frequently. Its time you paid attention to the plant.

If you want lots of tomatoes, then you needn’t do any trimming. You will get smaller tomatoes, but lots of tomatoes. Now you can truly have a bountiful upside down tomato garden. If you want larger tomatoes, then all you need to do is cut off the new shoots that appear between the main stems.

Provide the right amount of sunlight

You would need to provide direct sunlight for several hours in a day for a ripe and healthy upside down tomato garden. But they need the shade as well. If the temperatures are crossing 80-95 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 10 days in a row, place them in shade. Simply put a cheesecloth over the planters to shade them from the direct sunlight.

Common problems faced

One of the common problems that you may face while growing an upside down tomato garden even in a topsy-turvy container is blossom end rot. The reason behind this problem is the lack of calcium. Intermittent watering of the plant causes lack of calcium in the soil. For this reason you should water your upside down tomato garden to ensure a healthy bounty of the ripe red tomatoes.

When the season ends, cut off the stems of the upside down tomato garden. Empty out the soil and let the topsy-turvy container get dry completely. Don’t let the container hang out in the cold. By doing this you would be extending the life of the container, ready to be used in the next season for another

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