Planting tomatoes for Dummies
with
Art Martello
Jerry Mahoney eagerly awaits
the presentation
What You need:

  • Topsy turvy Planter
  • tomato plant of your choice
  • Good quality Potting soil
  • Garden Gloves (if you like to keep your hands clean
  • Time released vegetable or tomato plant food
  • Water
  • Something to hang the planter from
It can't get any simpler than this.
Watch the video for the demonstration using 2 types of planters. It is as easy as putting a plant in a pot.
The photos  below show the plant inserted through the hole in the tomato bag. The bag pictured above has 3 side holes in which 3
plants were placed (3 different types of tomato). the regular Topsy Turvy Planter has a hole in the bottom, but are planted the
same way.
The plants is trimmed so that roots may
develop along the stem and placed
through the hole in the bag. then the
split sponge is placed around the stem.
The sponge is inserted into the hole. Here you
see the plant inside the bag. Soil is filled in
to the level of the hole where the roots  are
being careful to not damage the stem.
Here the plant sticks through the hole
on the outside of the bag.
Tomato plant coming through the sponge.
Art and Jennie Liddle discus how he will keep
all of the people coming to watch the
demonstration from trampling his grass and
plants.
putting the tomato plant through the hole in
the bag
The large (3 plant) tomato bag's drainage system.
Water seeps through holes in the bottom so that
plant cannot be overwatered.
regular topsy turvy planter suspended from a  hanger
large planter being watered.
regular planter being watered
There are many "Topsy Turvy" type planters on the market today. Some bear the brand
name and some are variations. They all work the same way. The bottom line here is that
they do indeed "Work". Try it, you'll like it!
June 1 and the plants are growing!!