- ASIN: B0018RIGT6
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,145 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
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Product Description
The Upside-down Tomato Garden - This ingenious planter elevates the planting bed so tomato vines grow downward, ripen in the air and need almost no attention. The compact planter holds up to 80 lbs. of topsoil (not included) and needs only water and ample sunlight. Hollow base uses sand (not included) for stability. The plastic bed, supported by PVC pipes, has four openings underneath, with pop-out perforations for four additional top openings for herbs or peppers. 25"W x 25"D x 48"H. Assembly is requi (91001PR )
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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful
We too were looking forward to this thing and have had plants growing in the kitchen waiting as it was on backorder. Once it was received we found it was flimsy plastic that is completely unstable once full of dirt and the black plastic in the hot sun makes it worse. It has toppled over twice so far on us and will be suprised if the plants survive. I too went to Lowes and got 4 1" wood dowels to replace the weak corner supports which helped some but it still fell the second time with those in. The base and 4 corner supports need to be hard plastic of some kind. Again a great idea but with the grief and waiting for it am VERY disappointed and will be returning for a refund. I could have built something myself for less time and money.
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
The product description said, "Heavy-duty plastic grow box is supported by a PVC center pole and metal supports." Well, I opened the box and the supports are plastic. And they bend under the weight of the dirt on top. I love the idea, but I feel ripped of and would like to know how to get the company or Amazon to make their description true by sending me metal supports. I don't know anything about advertising rules, but I feel like that line was dishonest and that seems wrong.
63 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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PROBLEM 1: The photo for this product as of 5/1/2007 shows steel side rods that hold up the top of the planter. This product shipped with plastic rods, not the steel ones shown in the photo. PROBLEM 2: Not all of the rods had connectors, so I contacted the manufacturer directly. To their credit, they immediately sent the missing pieces via FedEx. PROBLEM 3: Once all of the dirt was in the top of the planter, it lasted 2 days before tipping over. The plastic rods holding this planter up are not strong enough. This planter was even a greehouse (so no wind affected it). It was on a level surface. There was sand and gravel in the base to weight down the bottom, as the instructions indicated that I should do. PROBLEM 4: This product was greatly overpriced at $85 after shipping. RESOLUTION: I threw it away before ever using it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Don't confuse one Brian Morris with the other. Upside Down Tomatoes.
My name is Brian Morris. I wrote the ebook 'How to grow tomatoes upside down'.
amazon code B006A8N1YI.
It seems some people get the wrong ebook when they search. Read more
amazon code B006A8N1YI.
It seems some people get the wrong ebook when they search. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brian Morris
Sounds like a great idea, but has major design flaws
Because the tomatoes grow downward under a square soil reservoir with this planter, they never get full sun and therefore don't grow nearly as well as they would in traditional... Read more
Published on March 4, 2010 by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
What a mess.
This is the cutest most worthless garden. It fell over and could have really hurt our dogs. My husband has replaced the broken plastic legs with wooden ones and used steel rods to... Read more
Published on July 12, 2009 by P. Sewell
perfect for a balcony
At the end of may I received my upside down tomatoe garden. It was easy to assemble and position. Make sure you place it on a LEVEL surface as it does not have side stabilizers. Read more
Published on June 15, 2009 by A. Aleman
Perfect planter
After reading the Negative reviews of this product I had to state just the opposite.
I purchased 2 of these Planters from The Sportsmans Guide last winter and they are... Read more
I purchased 2 of these Planters from The Sportsmans Guide last winter and they are... Read more
Published on June 8, 2009 by Michael E. Hensley
Home Garden
This went together in under 5 minutes. It holds up to 8 tomato plants. It is just a tub with holes in the bottom. It could be a little sturdier.
Published on May 30, 2009 by Jonathan S. Sher
Nice concept, but horribly cheap and poorly constructed product
I got this as a gift, and unfortunately, the quality of the product was so horrible that I felt compelled to write a review to warn any prospective buyers. Read more
Published on May 28, 2009 by J. Lin
So far, I'm really enjoying it!
I purchased this in March and wanted to wait a while to see my results before reviewing. I got this on a whim at Sam's Club and came here and found many reviews rather off-putting. Read more
Published on May 28, 2009 by Fanshawe
Additional tips for keeping this from tipping
I was eager to try this out. I inserted each tomato plant. I mixed container soil with compost & tomato fertilizer & applied according to directions. Read more
Published on May 2, 2009 by Gwen
I will buy another this year
We bought one last year and I was a bit disappointed as it seemed flimsy. The corner poles were weak plastic and I think steel would be much better. Read more
Published on January 9, 2009 by Lisa C. Glavish
