When space is at a premium, the Tomato Planter Upside down can really help you build a beautiful garden. You can of course grow tomatoes in them, but this planter can be used for growing other vegetables such as broccoli and peppers. You can even grow herbs in the same hanging tomato planter and benefit from its space saving ability.

The tomato Planter Upside down is typically a container that has a small opening at the bottom and has a bigger opening on the top. There is a water opening through which you can water the plants. The soil and the fertilizer are to be filled from the top, while the seedling needs to be planted from the small hole in the bottom.

Of course you can even make upside down planters on your own. But it can take some time and effort on your part to fashion these upside down gardens from plastic containers. One thing to remember though is that if you buy already made varieties these tomato planter upside down come in standard sizes with standard holes along with their own mechanisms to hang in various open spaces.

There are numerous other benefits of a hanging tomato planter

It's a definite space saving device. It frees up the space from the ground and lets you utilize your ground space for other activities. You could even shift and take with you the tomato planter upside down in case you move during the growing season. They can make any open space look very beautiful. You would also save a lot of time while planting the vegetables in the tomato planter upside down.

You can get a yield of almost 30 pounds from a single tomato plant when you pot them in the tomato planter upside down. Topsy turvy, one of the many brands that are used as tomato planter has also been named as one of the most amazing inventions in 2005 by Time magazine.

Now you need not work the soil when you want to plant the tomatoes. In fact the dirty work is taken out completely. Simply add premixed soil. The premixed soil would contain compost and fertilizer. Read the instructions for planting the seedling as well as adding the soil in the tomato planter upside down.

You also need not worry about insects or weeds affecting the plant from the soil. But insects such as thrips can destroy the plant. For this reason, you would need to take care of the plant and use pesticides if necessary. Take care of the plant, as you would do in a conventional garden.

The hanging planter is covered on the top (unless of course you plants herbs or seasonal flowers on the top), this slows down the rate of moisture evaporation.

Tomatoes are 85% water and need and live on water. To get big juicy tomatoes watering them every two to three days works fine. If you live in a hotter climate, you would need to water them every day. Keep an eye on them; that is what works best for knowing when to water.

Tomatoes love the sunshine and should receive at least 8-10 hours of sunlight every day. They thrive in temperatures of 60-80 degree Fahrenheit. But if there has been a spell of higher temperatures for a number of consecutive days, then you would need to provide shade from the sun or the possibility of the plant wilting exists.