An Update on The Topsy Turvy

I thought it was time that I gave you all an update on the progress of the Topsy Turvy. Hmm, how do I put this nicely...It ain't nothin' special. Yes, that was nice. I have one tomato plant in the Topsy Turvy and one in a container. They were planted on the same day from the same group of seedlings and they have been side by side this whole time. The container plant has 15 tomatoes the Topsy Turvy, 10. So much for the "rapid tomato growth" that was promised by the Topsy Turvy folks. Another thing I noticed about the Topsy Turvy is that it requires so much watering. Much more than the container plant. Oh, and when you do have to water it, it leaks water everywhere and I have tried many different approaches to try to avoid this.

So I suppose the only plus to the Topsy Turvy is that you don't have to stake it. And boy, oh boy, staking is the hardest part of growing tomatoes right? NOT! There you have it, for $19.95 you can buy a hideously ugly tarp bag that will require you to place a towel underneath it every time you water it which will be, like, every 5 minutes so I hope you don't have to go to work or anything crazy like that. Or you can buy a $5 pot and get some sticks from the tree in your backyard. Sorry Topsy Turvy but you FAIL.