Hanging Tomato Planters - Grow Tomatoes in a Hanging Basket

We’ve reviewed tomato planters for hanging upside down tomatoes. But those hanging planters tend to take up a lot of space, especially vertically. If you don’t have that kind of room or that’s too much to climb around here is an idea for small patio or balcony hanging planter.

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Here is a simple hanging basket that includes not only the basket, but the seeds to start you basket, and the wire to hang it as well. A simple low cost solution that doesn’t take as much space as the Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter, it’s perfect for the patio or your apartment balcony. Of course, the tomatoes you can grow in a planter this size are not going to win any prizes, but variants of Patio Tomatoes will work well, and home grown always beats the tomatoes from the store.

Go to Amazon to find out more about the Hanging Tomato Basket

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January 23, 2008

DARLENE WEST @ 7:34 pm

YES I AM TRYING TO FINE OUT IF I ORDER THE TOPSY TURVEY DOES THE SEED COME IN IT. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO GROW MY TOMATO”S THAT WAY THIS YEAR.SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU
DARLENE WEST

January 29, 2008

John @ 10:41 am

The seeds don’t come, as the way these are used is often a whole tomato plant is transplanted. Start your seeds outside the planter and then transplant them.

March 31, 2008

candy @ 5:34 pm

I think you just to put plants that are ready started

May 26, 2008

Teresa @ 6:11 pm

I don’t want to hang my tomato plants upside down, but I would still like to hang them is this possible?

John @ 7:01 pm

Yes, that’s exactly what the hanging tomato basket does.

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May 14, 2009

ChristmasTree @ 8:25 am

Help, I need a tall, four-armed heavy duty metal stand for my upside down tomato planters, and can’t seem to find them commercially.

John @ 8:43 am

Gardeners Supply has a Four-Arm Plant Hanger that’s made to hold hanging planters.

May 16, 2009

ChristmasTree @ 2:45 pm

John, Thanks buddy! I found this a couple of weeks ago, but lost the website. Now I won’t have to construct a ‘Rube Goldberg’ device with pipes and clamps! Again, thanks.

September 5, 2009

okie @ 10:19 am

we bought a topsy turvy kit, and my wife set it up. we had a difficult time getting the plant to grow down. it wanted to bend upwards, and did grow up. it never did sprout tomatoes. we watered daily. plenty of sun. it was as if the plant was sterile, or the wrong kind. yes, it is heavy. water weighs 8 pounds per gallon. soil possibly the same or more depending on type and thickness. the concept is great, the result was bad. we live in middle oklahoma. maybe we will try again next year.

September 22, 2009

les @ 12:51 pm

what about when these plants get larger do you have to tie them up so the stalks don’t break? mine wants to turn up ,do you just leave them hang without tieing them up??

John @ 2:36 pm

I’ve had good luck without tying them up, unless they have grown to the ground they should be OK.

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