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Brand: TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER

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Bigger, juicier tomatoes that grow upside down! Our Topsy Turvy™ planter eliminates kneeling, stooping and weeding, and picking tomatoes is a cinch.

Insert up to two plants, fill with soil, water and fertilize. Hang on a deck, porch or balcony. Plastic with steel hanger. 18"L x 10"W.

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Avg. Customer Rating:

2.7 stars

(based on org.apache.xml.dtm.ref.DTMNodeIterator@116dc33 reviews)

47% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Easy to use(6), Solid construction(4), Weather resistant(6)

Cons:

Deteriorates(5), Heavy(8), Unwieldy(6)

Best Uses:

Gardening(12)

Describe Yourself:

Avid gardener(11)

turned plant

By Annie the chicken mommy

from St. Petersburg, FL on 11/13/2009

Pros:

Good Idea

Cons:

Need right plant

Describe Yourself:

Getting Started

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

My patio tomato plant was five inches when I hung it in my planter. Now many weeks later the plant is 12 inches but is so bent as it is trying to grow "up" past the green hanger but can't quite clear the bottom so it seems stuck in limbo with one flower. Disappointed with the product.

I just bought more for next season.

By Lb of CL from Center Line,MI on 8/27/2009

Pros:

Heavy, Need Help planting, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Difficult to Use, Too Heavy, Unwieldy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

Had lots of tomatoes. Kept the animals away.

Root system dries out too quickly.

By Michelles99 from DFW area on 7/21/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use

Cons:

Not safe from rodents, Poor construction, Too Heavy, Unwieldy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

Originally, I was excited about using this product. When I put my first two tomato plants in it, the plants really grew quickly and soon produced blooms and then tomatoes, but when the heat of the summer came, I had to water it every single day because the root system dries out way too quickly due to the planter's poor construction to protect the roots. In my opinion, root systems are meant to be buried below ground, so they won't dry out and parch so quickly. Also, the two ripe tomatoes I did get off this plant, before it died, were half-eaten by some rodent(probably a squirrel). Recommendation: Do not buy this product, it's not worth your time or money. Either plant it the normal way, or go to a place that sells tomatoes on-the-vine.

we have one growing. it is doing beatifu

By mary knoblauch from OVID MICHIGAN,48866 on 6/30/2009

Pros:

Solid Construction, Weather Resistant

Best Uses:

Gardening, Grow squashpepperscombe

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

it is reall wonderful. i put 2 tomato plants in mine. my son is growing tomatoes, squash, peppers, cummbers. and they all look beatiful.and are way ahead of the vegtables that are growing in the garden.we are really proud of them. i am a 72 year old lady. love mine will use it again next year. it is way head of rest of stuff in garden. am soooo glad i have one.

Don't like TOPSY TURVY PLANTER

By sad in la

from Youngsville La. on 6/25/2009

Cons:

Deteriorates, Doesn't hold water just r, Too Heavy, Unwieldy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Master Gardener

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

I do not like your basket I have found that it doesn't hold water long enough to get on the roots it just runs right through every day I have to put 2 large pitchers of water would not give a high recommendation sorry.

[8 of 10 customers found this review helpful]

skeptical but willing to try

By gagam

from klamath river in northern ca on 4/24/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Space saving

Cons:

Deteriorates, Didn't retain water, Roots didn't develop, Too Heavy, Unwieldy

Best Uses:

Gardening, Hung from wood frame

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

we built wood frame for it. unprotected from wind. in full sun. ground squirrels stole ripening fruit (only produced a few). plastic covering deteriorated.

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Wonderful planter

By Bonnie the Grandma

from Negaunee, MI (In the Upper Peninsula) on 4/14/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Too Heavy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

When I saw a picture of this product, I thought it would be a great planter to hang by the deck. WOW!!! It worked great!!! We get many great tomatoes from it. We're going to be planting our third time in it, this year. Everybody, in our family, wants one now.

[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

Never got a tomato in 3 years

By George from Cleveland, Ohio on 3/6/2009

Cons:

Deteriorates

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

Owned one for three years and never got a tomato from it. Got only really small plants.

[6 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

I love my Topsy Turvy Planter

By Sandy from Snohomish, Wa on 3/4/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Solid Construction, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Too Heavy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

I love my planter. Have used it 3 yrs and get wonderful tomatos. You do have to plant cherry tomatos or smaller tomatos like Early Girl, and thats only because the larger beefstake ones are too heavy. I have pictures of my tomatoes and they grew so well they almost hit my lawn. I placed them under the eves. Had no problem with insects, wind or anything. I also did not have to water as often as I did my garden tomatos. I love it!!

[9 of 13 customers found this review helpful]

Don't Waste Your $$$$$

By JBC

from Louisiana on 3/3/2009

Pros:

Lightweight

Cons:

Deteriorates

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

This Product is Very Overestimated! I bought four of them and used them for Tomatoes. (According to Directions) At the end of the season they literally Disintegrated. I wrote the company many times and they said they wouldn't do anything for me.So Now I'm getting even with them by telling Everyone I know and Don't know what a Bad Product this really is! To bad This Company Doesn't Stand Behind Their Product...
Please don't waste you Hard Earned Money and Time on this Piece of Garbage....

[5 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

Results generally good

By teachermeg from Chesapeake City, MD on 3/3/2009

Cons:

Unwieldy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

We had 2 of these hanging on the front porch. The one with the small cherry tomatoes did very well and we had hundreds of tomatoes way into the Fall. Th one with the larger tomatoes only produced fruit that had some kind of rot at the bottom. This year we are going to plant all small tomatoes.
Meg

[9 of 12 customers found this review helpful]

Tomatoes don't grow upside down.

By Dodie a tomato lover from Ft.Recovery OH on 2/27/2009

Cons:

Difficult to Use, Too Heavy, Unwieldy

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

We had three of these planters last year not one ever produced a tomato.You cant have any wind where you put these planters it just destroys the plant.Even in a protected area they didn't produce.I wouldn't recommended these to anyone

[6 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

4th summer coming up !!

By B.C.

from Janesville,WI. on 2/11/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Solid Construction, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Too Heavy

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

This keeps the fruit off the ground and away from pests. It does get heavy when full of soil. My planter has held up going on 4 summers.
It takes very little space to use also.

[11 of 12 customers found this review helpful]

we enjoyed this product.

By minnie from north carolina on 2/5/2009

Pros:

Easy To Use, Solid Construction, Weather Resistant

Best Uses:

Gardening

Describe Yourself:

Avid Gardener

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

We loved using this product. We had about 30 fruit. Needs to be watered every day or so in very hot dry weather. Had tomatoes until frost.
we plan to use about 5 planters this season.
A bit costly, but this will be our 2nd year
using the planter.

[17 of 23 customers found this review helpful]

Topsy Turvey Junk

By spw from st louis on 12/15/2008

Cons:

Deteriorates, Too Heavy

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about TOPSY TURVY TOMATO PLANTER Topsy Turvy™ Planter:

Junk....Did not last one year

Customer Reviews about the Topsy Turvy™ Planter at Country Store Catalog