Topsy Turvy tomato thingos as seen on tv

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Myra on April 8, 2009 at 7:43am

You can make them from a bucket. I haven't tried it, but I've always wanted to.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on April 8, 2009 at 11:21am

Ah, that's so rad.

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Permalink Reply by MOTH on April 8, 2009 at 9:05am

Fuck I NEED ONE.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia (BarefootHoodoo) on April 8, 2009 at 9:58am

We used to make them when we lived in NYC, since no space to garden. Basically, we took a bucket, cut a hole in it, stuck the plant through, and on the other side put some material to kind of grip the root ball, than filled with dirt. On a funny note, when I saw that commercial, did they really misspell zucchini? :)

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Permalink Reply by Twinkier on April 8, 2009 at 11:30am

I saw them at A WALMART store last week for $9.99 but was in a hurry to get somethings for my grandmother. I am going to go back and get it (if they still have them).

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Permalink Reply by Kaybee on April 8, 2009 at 1:01pm

dunno charles....when i googled topsy turvy tomato reviews, i found stuff like this (below) too....

funkmonk
May7-08, 12:05 PM
Has the world gone crazy? Has anyone ACTUALLY used this piece of garbage? I was stupid enough to try one this past week. The water in the container constantly dripped down the plant (Yes, water is subject to gravity! What a concept!) and kept both the stem and leaves constantly drenched in dirty, soil-containing water. 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. This worthless little emperor has not a STITCH of clothes! Please spread the word—if you buy this product you are doing nothing more than flushing your hard-earned money down the toilet.
Ivan Seeking

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Permalink Reply by Charles on April 9, 2009 at 12:55am

That's unfortunate. I normally do check reviews too. I wonder if the DIY versions work well.

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Permalink Reply by Kaybee on April 9, 2009 at 8:10am

yeah, might as well try it, wont really cost anything if you make it yourself...the DIY people seemed to give a good report/good results of using their homemade ones.... but i found neg reviews in regards to the brand name one...also, as we all know, plants tend to absorb water from the roots..so the point of them growing right-side up (lol) is that the water settles down into where the ROOTS can get it, lol. seems like it would be hard to keep the water around the roots if the plant is turned upside down. but agreed--would be a great way to use "vertical space" especially for those with limited space like balconies and stuff.. if you do it let us know how it works :) i dont like tomatoes but it would be handy for cukes and stuff....funny that the "official" website says it can be used for zucchini...i dont know HOW thats possible...have they ever SEEN the way zucchini GROWS? its a big bushy plant! would never thrive in one of those things!

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