Tomato Planter Upside Down

If you are like me, who enjoys the fresh tomatoes, right off the vine, then growing them in your backyard shouldn’t be a problem. But unfortunately many of us live in apartments or homes that don’t have much space. One of the options is growing upside down tomatoes in an upside down planter. The idea sound pretty radical but its not so difficult. The pre-made upside down planters are easily available in the market.

One of the best ones that are available in the market is the topsy-turvy upside down planter. This is an eco friendly product and has been chosen by the Time magazine as one of their Amazing inventions for 2005. The only thing that is required for growing upside down tomatoes is providing the soil and a tomato plant.

A number of advantages when you use Topsy Turvy upside down planters

There are several advantages that this planter provides. First and foremost, you save a lot of time while planting the tomatoes. Secondly you needn’t worry about the weeds and the insects that will destroy or eat away the plant. Thirdly, these planters can be put in any area of your home and don’t require too much space. The Topsy-turvy upside planter has been designed in such a way that the soil and water stay inside the planter. It has a funnel attached to it from where you can water the plants.

This planter can be used a number of times for growing upside down tomatoes. You can even use several of these containers for growing a range of other vegetables such as green peppers and even seasonal flowers. Since the planter is mostly covered, the water evaporation is less compared to the open planters. For this reason you needn’t water the growing upside down tomatoes frequently. Watering them lightly every other day will work just fine for them.

Growing more than one plant

The Topsy-turvy planters have enough space for even two growing upside down tomatoes. This will give you more yields per planter. According to the type of the tomato used, you can get up to 30 pounds of tomatoes from a single planter. This means that you never have to bother about getting fresh tomatoes. Remember that it’s all-organic and you get the ripe tomatoes right from your own hanging garden.

Technique of watering the plants

Since the water needs to be given in a drip fashion, you can put a small cup held up by the planter’s wires. Make a small hole in the cup and fill up the cup with water. The planter for growing upside down tomatoes will get the water in this way. If you live in a hotter climate, you may need to water your planter often. If the planter has been kept in the open, the rate of evaporation would be higher than if you were keeping the planters inside.

Pre made planters versus the home made ones

There are of course several ways of making your own upside down planters. You will find enough information on how to make an upside down planter, hanging the upside down planter and even watering the plants. But if you are pressed for time and or don’t want to get yourself dirty, then our upside down planters for growing upside down tomatoes and other vegetables will provide the perfect planter for you. In fact you can have a hanging garden all of your own.

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