I tried the topsy turvy growing for my son last year. I killed 2 tomato plants. Never could figure out what I was doing wrong. That thing is out in the garage right now :) With 9 flowers; you have gotten further than I did! The sweet 100's I planted in the ground did extremely well last season. They grew 7-8 feet. I'm growing them again this year. I hope it works out for you.

Charles

Also the plant is growing instead of down.

Growing is good. If you meant "up" then that's what plants do. They grow toward the light.

I have 6 super sweet 100's. They took an entire year untill I saw some flowers and ate some tiny cherry tomatos :D

Anyways, they take forever, and also, I recommend taking them out of the Killsy-Tomatoby Planter-o-mo thing, and putting them in a tree-sized pot. Then, when winter comes, bring them in.

To defend the topsy, I really do kinda like the tree type with the holes on the side. The original topsy is bad because the container shades the plant and the water runs down the leaves.

I am still new to the garden growing but I am still confused as to why the whole upside down growing thing ever came around. Don't plants like to grow upwards towards the sun? I guess I will never understad this thinking.

I use hanging five gal buckets with a 2" hole in top and bottom. They always do better than my in ground tomatoes. When you first plant, don't put in too much soil. The soil will stay too wet. Add soil as they grow. I also use rope to hang. The handles are not strong enough!