For those of us neat freaks out there that love gardening, but hate the mess, the upside down tomato planter is a true find. Now I am not talking about the mess that the soil creates, that is all part of the fun. What I am speaking of is the mess that tomato vines cause when they start to grow.

If you are going to grow tomato plants, you have to have a decent amount of space in order to do so. To grow any more than one in a limited space is just about impossible. The vines will stretch out everywhere and this is not even mentioning the amount of care that is needed in order to keep them growing upright and in good health.

Now I love tomatoes and use them in just about every dish I make from spring to fall, and more importantly, I love using fresh tomatoes. However, up until a few years ago, I was ready to give up on them because of the difficulty I was having in being able to keep my plants under control. Like most people, I work full time and while I love gardening, sometimes I just did not have it in me to go out there and take care of the tomato plants. This is of course the day that they decide to go mental on me and cause complete havoc.

The upside down tomato planter has changed all of that, and now growing tomatoes could not be easier or neater. If you have not yet tried one of these, you have no idea what you are missing out on. Simply put the plant in the bag and hang it upside down and you are done. The gravity keep the plants growing in the right direction and best of all, the rest of your garden is open for other planting.

Now, when we need a tomato, we just reach right outside the door and grab one off of the plant. The only real maintenance that we ever have to do is make sure that it gets watered on time. Oops, one thing I forgot to mention was the fact that these tomatoes are the best tomatoes that are garden has ever produced. Give it a try this year and you are going to be surprised at how easy the upside down tomato planter is to use and how incredible your tomatoes will look.

One of the things that I look forward to every summer is the planting of some fresh fruit and vegetables in my deck garden. While there is not a lot of room, I do the best I can and usually have a small assortment of things to choose from. The difficulty is that because we use so many tomatoes, other things that I would like to grow are done so in small quantities, if at all.

Last spring that all changed because of the Upside Down Tomato Planter. I will be the first one to admit that I was pretty skeptical when the first ad came on. I actually didn’t believe it until attending a BBQ in the early summer and seeing one in action first hand. My buddy lives in a small row home and has a back yard that is no larger than 10’x7’. Somehow, he had managed to plant basil, peppers, tomatoes and a few other things in one corner. This was all made possible because of the Upside Down Tomato Planter.

After seeing it, I had to put in action myself. It was late in the season, but there was still plenty of time to take advantage of this incredible little gadget. After a very short period of time, I noticed that the vines that were growing upside down looked better than the ones that were coming out of the regular planters. In addition to that, they were much more manageable as they were not getting tangled up as bad.

The tomatoes came in and they were absolutely perfect. Unless you see it with your own eyes, it is hard to believe how low maintenance this Upside Down Tomato Planter is. What I really liked about it was that I no longer had to break my back to take care of that portion of my garden. In order to pick my tomatoes, all I had to do was reach out and grab them. As I have a bad back, this was extremely important to me because we eat tomatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It may not seem like a lot, but 3 less bends a day goes a long way for an aching back.

One thing is for sure this year, I will not be waiting till late in the season to plant my tomatoes. It is actually exciting to look forward to the spring and think about the variety of things that can be planted in the huge area that the tomatoes used to take up. The visit through the produce section of the supermarket will be short lived because there will be nothing but fresh product on the table from here on out.