Growing Upside Down- Topsy Turvey Tomato Planter

kirkland212 · Apr 19, 2008

So I was really stoned last night watching TV at like 3 in the morning and an infomercial came on for the Topsy Turvey Tomato Planter (http://www.hangingtomato.com/). It is a hanging planter that is used to grow tomatoes upside down. On the infomercial, they say this prevents the tomatoes from falling on the ground and getting dirty.

Here is the description from their site:
The Topsy Turvy™ Tomato Planter works in a simple yet ingenious way. As the sun warms the plant like a greenhouse, the root system explodes and thrives inside the planter. Because the Topsy Turvy™ is upside down, water and nutrients pour directly from the root to the fruit, giving you up to 30 pounds of deliciously ripe tomatoes per plant!

What do you guys think about growing bud this way? Has anyone ever tried anything like this or think it would work? It seems like it could be a great new growing method.

AugustWest · Apr 19, 2008

i think your better off with the whole canopy facing the sun instead of the ground. just my .02

clorox · Apr 19, 2008

i saw this mentioned on OG like 6 years ago, all i remember is seeing it mentioned and the poster saying "what do you guys think?" haha, my assumption would be the technique has not taken off, however, you dont have to worry about buds collapsing branches under theyre own weight

kirkland212 · Apr 19, 2008

Hmmm. You guys are probably right, its probably not the best method but it would be interesting to see how the plants turn out. I might try it on my next outdoor. They're fucking expensive too- $18 bucks a pop after shipping and handling.

trichburner · Apr 19, 2008

The branches will turn up toward the sun regardless which still leaves the possibility of breaking branches . My big concerns would be how to keep the roots from growing back out of the bottom of the pot and how well the medium holds moisture considering now you will have gravity working against you and the sun cooking the container . If someone can make it work , I'd love to see it :smoker:

Mr. Bongjangles · Apr 19, 2008

I wonder if a space with regular plants on the floor, and these things hanging from the ceiling with a cooltube or two in the middle would provide a nice extra yield over running the same lighting in a hood..

Poor-man's omega garden? hehe.

Harpo · Apr 19, 2008

keep it hanging . . .

keep it hanging . . .

kirkland212,

Try it and report.
Heavy buds need to be supported on some strains, C99 comes to mind.
It would be cool if growing upside down effects stem strength.

Daemon · Apr 19, 2008

One could make their own using a few 3 or 5 gallon buckets.

Guest · Apr 20, 2008

I plan I running about a dozen of these for tomatoes and such....

I happen to have a bunch of 5 gallon containers.....

I think the key for these to work is to make sure you are using drip irrigation....

While this method works Im not convinced the plants....even tomatoes do better in containers.... upside down or otherwise....

It seems better suited for those that are for whatever reason .... garden space challenged...

My guess is that cannabis will grow poorly upside down.....

and Im not trying it...

Wait...What? · Apr 20, 2008

geotropism is even harder to overcome than phototropism.

the plant tries as hard as it can to grow away from gravity and towards light.

the upside-down planters are pretty sub-optimal for growing tmaters, too.

Guest · Apr 20, 2008

The commercial says "sun heats up roots like a greenhouse" LOL, isnt that bad, LOL
I giggled hard when they said that.

there just trying to nab dumb people.

GirthDogg · Apr 20, 2008

Not saying it couldn't be done, but I'm thinking that if you tried it in an indoor setup you would run into the issue of blocking light with the hanging pot.

Daemon · Apr 20, 2008

I've grown tomatoes upside down and my yields using that method ALWAYS far exceed any other growing method.

swampy_nz · Apr 20, 2008

GirthDogg said:
Not saying it couldn't be done, but I'm thinking that if you tried it in an indoor setup you would run into the issue of blocking light with the hanging pot.

I think you would probably have you light on the ground,or else,what would be the point. :nono:

wishbone420 · Apr 20, 2008

. i like the idea. be cool to see a grow with it. ive seen huge tomato plants in a 5gallon bucket before.someone go for it

Grizz · Apr 20, 2008

i HAVE SEEN THE COMERCIAL BUT REALLY HAVENT PAID MUCH MIND TO IT ( damn cap lock) sinse you would deffinatly have to put your lights either on the floor or hang them verticaly how does this pot keep water from running down plant stem and on to your buds or lights? would love to see someonr try it.

GirthDogg · Apr 21, 2008

I'm not feeling the light on the ground idea. That much juice (or any juice) never needs to be on the floor, especially if there were any drips that found their way there.
I can see how maybe a vertical lamp could work or provide for a very interesting experiment at least. Maybe you could line the wall with potsy turveys all the way around a vertical lamp and then use the floor space for some girls in regular pots as well? I would love to see an effort like that. Certainly would be something different...

Daemon · Apr 21, 2008

I honestly probably wouldn't try it with pot, but for tomatoes outdoors it is the bee's knees.

chosen · Apr 21, 2008

Of course it can be done. It's merely plant training. The only difference is that tomatoes will grow downward due to weight and the fact that most are vines. As for growing marijuana, you might have to put light weights or tie them down in order to force them in that direction. For $18 you can just put holes near the top of a pot as mentioned or even let them grow out and then train them downward.

GET MO · Mar 27, 2009

anyone ever try this shit?

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