One family did this in the Junior Garden program that I led a few years ago. They just used Beefsteak tomatoes, I believe.

They took a 5 gallon white pail and cut a hole in the bottom. Placed the tomato roots through the hole with the plant sticking out the bottom. Then used a coffee filter tucked around the stem so that the soil would not fall out and hung it from a bar in the garden.

I think the tomato had just as many tomatoes as the ones on the ground.

It should not get blight as easily as the ones in the garden.

Just remember to water it. You probably could put the lid on the top or some mulch to keep the moisture in a little better.

You could probably use an ice cream pail for a Tiny Tim Tomato plant if you wished.

Good luck.

Brenda

I bought it this year to try. Interesting concept and I can't wait to see how it works out.

BJ in SW MB

IÂm sorry to say that I was gullible enough to try one on a lark this past week. The water in the container constantly dripped down the plant (Yes, water is subject to gravity!) and kept both the stem and leaves drenched in dirty, soil-containing water 24 hours per day. And anyone who has ever grown tomatoes knows that the one thing you do not want to do is keep the leaves and stems of your plants constantly soaked in dirty water. The healthy little plant I placed in this ridiculous container lasted only about 3 days before dissolving into a little ball of dead, green goo. How the heck this company can get away with selling a product so patently bad and ill advised is beyond me. For me, this worthless little emperor has not a STITCH of clothing! Please spread the wordÂif you buy this product you are very likely doing nothing more than flushing your hard-earned money down the toilet.

I've never tried one of these planters and won't because I feel sorry for a plant that has to be upside down all it's life. Plus the water thing makes it sound like a plan from hell.

Great marketing scam though, I was amazed anyone would spend $15 bucks on that. (I used to work for Mackenzie Seeds)But they sell like hotcakes, this is the first feedback I've seen.

I tried it last summer, and vowed not to do it again. I suppose if your tomatoes didn't grow as well as mine it might have been better. But a plant wants to grow up, so it comes out of the bottom of the pot, then grows up around the outside of the bucket. And then gets taller than the bucket. And that is when it gets ridiculously difficult to water. It was not easy to get enough water into it, and when you did, it ran out, just like funkmonk said. And how on earth was I supposed to support those heavy vines once they got tomatoes?

ohh I bought one of these green things last year as well...what they dont tell you is its sooo heavy,,once you fill it with earth, then water it. I had to hang mine from my pergola,,nothing else was strong enough to hold it. All summer I had an ugly green thing hanging in the corner..drove me crazy! I didnt any more tomatoes on it then I normally do. I have it away...

My Dad bought me one last year. He has been using these for years. He has a bad back and they work well for him. Before these he used the bucket trick.

Mine worked great, yes it is heavy. I didn't have a hard time watering in, but then again I have a wand with a long reach. I didn't have trouble with the water running out the bottom and the plant did BETTER than the ones in the ground. This one missed the never ending battle I had with those gross green/black worms with the hooks on their butts. I think the plant liked the added warmth of the soil in the plastic bag.

I like mine. I wouldn't spend the $$ on one but I will use mine again.

Karyn

I was thinking of trying the upside down concept but reading these posts I'm not so sure. I did read somewhere that its a good idea to keep the thing right side up for a while as the roots grow a little. Maybe that would help with the dripping water problem? I saw upside petunias in green plastic bags hanging from lamp posts in England in the early 1980s and they were gourgeous!

I have 6 of those some of it ok but as for beefsteak it gotten so worst very bad even short time won't keep longer because when it grow little longer then flower buds keep dying like burn brown and I don't even put too much water and beefsteak tomatoes when get big still green it explose big crack ??? That was so waste my money to spend for that stuff upside down plants scoff rip off as for roma tomatoes its ok but small best to put ground the better..