The Pros and Cons of the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter
The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter is the newest rage in home vegetable gardening. It promises to grow plentiful tomatoes in an upside down planter. It makes it very easy to pick the tomatoes, offers less bug problems, and almost no chance of the plant collapsing under the heavy strain of producing tomatoes but does it really live up to the promises that it makes?
The pros and cons of the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter:
Pros– Because the plant hangs upside down the tomatoes will not bend your plant in half.
Cons– The branches might still get all tangled up even though the tomato plant is hanging upside down.
Pros- – It will give you much more free space in your yard because your tomato plants will be up in the air.
Cons — You will need to find a place to hang the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter that can support a lot of weight because with all of that dirt and water it gets very heavy.
Another thing to look at is because the dirt is not in the ground you will need to water it much more frequently, about two times a day.
Pros– It is very easy to harvest the tomatoes. You will not have to dig through the vines on your hands and knees and you can walk all the way around the tomato plant to gather your tomatoes.
Cons– When the sun hits the planter it can make the dirt very hot and can kill your plants. To avoid this you will need to place aluminum foil around the planter to deflect some of the light.
Pros– Watering the tomato plants in the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter is very easy. Make sure that you are running water through the planter until the water runs clear at least once a week so that you can get the stale water out of the sponges and you don’t get mold on the roots.
