Customer Reviews

Plug 'N Gro Hanging Planter

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I purchased this product 3 years ago with peas in mind and thus far haven't been disappointed. If you're like me and have limited growing space, this item is ideal. The bag itself is very roomy with flaps sewn inside above every hole to keep soil from spilling out as you fill the bag. The bag comes with 12 cone shaped plastic cages that will keep your plants in place until it's root systems take hold. Placing your plants in the cages is easy enough, however, getting the cages with your plants inside the bag can be a bit tricky. I found that by adding soil gradually is the ticket. I start by filling the bag just below the first holes and then insert my caged plants. I repeat this process until the bag is just about full and top it off with a bit of bark mulch. By adding mulch you'll water less frequently and it will help with soil "run off", or in this case "run out". I do suggest gently watering, at least at the start, as everything needs to settle in. I've had no trouble with pests using this grow method and my pea yield for the past 3 years has been excellent. Clean up is a snap and storing it a breeze as the bag collapses into itself. I highly recommend this product.

There are spiked plastic cages that you put the roots into before pushing them into the holes in the bag. The cages crack while doing this. Then, when it is all filled and ready, you add your water and witness the most ridiculous mud bath your porch has ever seen. Every orifice pukes its guts out. I bought the sister product, the upside down tomato planter at the same time. The tomato planter made it through one season of sun and water, then tore right in half under it's own weight. JUNK. Manufacturer will not even respond to my negative email.