How Do You Make An UPSIDE DOWN Topsy Turvy TOMATO Planter For FREE?
You may have seen the commercials for the Topsy Turvy tomato planter which promises you a bountiful harvest of beautiful tomatoes. Their secret? They send you a container with holes in the bottom. You stick your tomato plants in it, you fill it with soil, then you hang the planter and watch your tomatoes grow! But why spend all that money on an upside down tomato planter when you can make one for free? This homemade planter works just as well and you can make it today! Take some plastic grocery bags and put them one inside the other. Tomato plants can get very heavy so use at least 6 bags. Once all the bags are in place lay them flat and cut a small X in the bottom of the bags. Cut through all layers of the bag at once. The X does not have to be big, just big enough to allow you to pass the tomato plant roots through the bags. Leave your bags laying flat. Now take your tomato plant and strip off any leaves from the lower part of the stem. Then pass the root ball through the hole in the
