Upside-down, hanging tomato planters?

[bastette_joyce]

Has anyone used those Topsy Turvy tomato planters? I have a smallish balcony and do all my growing in pots. The area gets lots of sunlight. I thought maybe those planters that hang upside-down might be a great use of the space I have available. I've seen the ads, but I'd like to hear from people who've actually used them. Are they as good as the

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[bastette_joyce]

Good idea, thanks!

Topsy turvy

[anonymous]

Those planters are terrible. You have to water them so much and you are limited to the types of plants you can place in them. Tomatoes never grow as they advertise, and like other plants grow towards the sun bending upwards making the branches too week to support a crop. The only tomato I would plant in there is a patio tomato (which gets to 24-36").