"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" > wrote in message
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>> As Seen on TV: Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter??
>>
>> I thought I'd seen everything until now.
>>
>> This contraption hangs from a porch beam and a tomato plant grows down!
>> You
>> water it from above.
>>
>> If you act now you can get another topsy turvy planter free, just pay
>> processing and shipping.
>>
>> Who in their right mind would plant tomatoes upside down with
>> significantly
>> less than 360° of sunlight???
>>
>> Am I on candid camera? Again??
>>
>> I KNOW it's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money but this
>> is
>> ridiculous.
>>
>> Sheesh.
>>
>> Andy
> There were some lawsuits last year because the weight of the thing pulled
> it from where it was hanging or if on a plant stand tipped it over and
> injured folks.
> Don't know if it was the same product, but certainly the same idea.
> Janet

Fully loaded with fruit they can weigh 50 pounds or so. You need to use a
very sturdy hook that screws into a very sturdy beam. I use 1 inch J hooks
screwed into the bottom of the fascia board of the roof. That has been
plenty strong enough.

Paul
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