It’s here! The Buzzy Upside Down Tomato Garden!
I’m very excited to share the arrival of the Buzzy Upside Down Tomato Garden! I had the privilege of working on this product from the very beginning. I can tell you that I had great success last year growing tomatoes out of this kit and they were DELICIOUS!
The great thing about our Upside Down Tomato kit is that, unlike other similar products, ours comes with seeds. You don’t have to wait until spring to go buy tomato plants at the store (secret additional cost they don’t like to mention). Our kit comes with seed, soil and step-by-step instructions to make it as simple as possible. To top it off, you can start your tomato seeds in the bucket indoors before moving to hang outdoors. You can start your plants earlier in the year, getting a head start on spring planting. The kit is all inclusive, making this the most economical way to grow tomatoes.
The success of this kit also relies on the variety of seeds. As I said before, other upside down kits tell you to simply place a grown tomato plant (purchased) into the slots. Has anyone tried this? If you’re like some people I know, you simply went and bought a plant. Little did you know that most varieties get way too heavy for a container that hangs upside down, therefore, making the whole experience a waste. We provide a delicious variety of tomato seeds that are absolutely perfect for this type of growing.
Now on to the important information — where to buy! Right now, these kits are available at Fred’s, Meijer and Cohen. I will be sure to update everyone when it becomes available in more locations and online!
Buzzy
February 11th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
I am very, very interested in this product, and look forward to being able to purchase this! Can’t wait to see it on line.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Bought one at LOWES today…not too sure how confident I am about it..Instructions were followed very clearly..mix 2 cups water with soil pack..additional 2 cups water with nutrient tablets…stir all in pot..invert…add seeds thru the three holes at the top. It looks like in the picture there is plenty of soil and minerals to fill the bucket…not the case…the soil level even after the instructed “fluffing” of the nutrient tablets with water is about 4-5 inches below the top of the bucket. I believe this may be a problem because we couldnt even reach the soil thru the top holes to push them in. The diagrams look like the bucket is full and they are gently dropping the seeds in. I am hoping for the best..hoping my kids didn’t waste allowance money on a product that shouldn’t have hit the shelves…but we will wait and see before final judgement…crossing my fingers…sent an email to Customer Service about the problem.. Maybe they were charged by weight for shipping and this was a cost savings, but they should have included an instruction for “If the soil level is too low, then do this:” No where does it say how full the bucket should be, or have a full line, or anything.
Hoping it works
Jim
March 25th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
My instructions DID say the soil line should be 1/2 inch from the top and I DID have to add quite a lot more soil. I also noticed that the instructions that were suppose to be inside the box were under the peel-off label which said not to peel off till you read the instructions… that certainly NEEDS to be corrected. I was able to plant the seeds, but when I pushed them down a bit, the soil dipped …hope it doesn’t effect the growth! I was careful with the next two not to push too hard. It will be interesting to see how well it works. I liked this one b/c the planter is hard plastic. Oh and one more thing, I had to put duct tape over the holes so when I put the soil in, it had nowhere to go.
March 27th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Jim,
I to have just got the same kit at Lowes and my dirt is just past half way up. I am also worried like you said with the top on you can not reach with figures to push the seeds in. I just sent an email (3/27/10) but was wanting to know if you have heard back from them. Thanks.
Brian
March 27th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
I have been trying to grow tomatoes upside down for the last 3 years and have gotten a bit better each year but I would seem to have problems with drying out and blight. Last year another gardener told me about making sure there was alot of vermiculite at the top of the bucket (at the top when upside down) -this is to keep the moisture where the drinking roots of the tomato tend to be – they are generally deeper when grown the right way up but at the top of the upside down planter.
So I would stress the importance of point 6 – mixing the compost with vermiculite. This tip really seemd to bring my crop on last season. This site I found has a couple of informative articles on this whole subject of growing tomatoes upside down – http://www.practicalhomeandgarden.com/the-upside-down-tomato-garden
March 29th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
The team at Buzzyseeds.com just emailed my back, the very next day. I guess the kit was supposed to have more dirt or technically more soil pellets. The have asked for my address and will be sending the correct amount.
Thanks
April 3rd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
I also got mine at Lowes and the dirt wasn’t quit enought. But, my question is how much water do I put in now. I am new at this and don’t want to put too much…I need help. Thank you
April 12th, 2010 at 11:20 am
I just found this website a while back when a good friend recommended it to me. I’ve been a regular reader ever since.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
What keeps soil from falling out once plant is turned upside down???????
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:52 pm
hola!, thank u for the info, this post was very nice ! oooops! now it’s time to go back to my garden !
May 7th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I’ve been growing the seedlings inside for over a month now. Now it’s time to flip the planters over and hang them up outside. The first one was a disaster. The plants stayed where they were and dirt fell all around them leaving only the very tops of the plants exposed. Most of them were ripped apart. This is despite a lot of effort to move the entire pot of dirt together as one lump.
Now I’m afraid to try the second one. The only thing I can think of is to somehow get into the holes with a tool and compact the dirt as tightly as possible before flipping over. This goes against everything I’ve read about gardening but…
May 7th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
My best suggestion would be to get them outside as early as possible and let the plants get pretty big before you flip them. I’m not sure why your plants got ripped apart… When I flipped mine, a little bit of dirt fell out, but the roots were so well established that nothing happened to my plants. Remember you soul only have ONE plant in each opening. You shouldn’t have to compact the dirt down, but if you must, just use your fingers. I did not have to do this, however. To clear up any confussion, I ordered mine and had it shipped to me straight from a store. I received mine as anyone else would and have not had any problems. Soil was low, but as you can see, my plants grew just fine.
Good luck! Let me know if you have any further questions.
May 8th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I got mine at fred’s and when I did as the instructions the dirt came up to barely half of the container so with the top on I couldnt reach down into the bucket to plant the seeds.
So only thing I could think of was flip it upside down and pack the dirt from bottom so that it made 3 plugs to fill the holes then i took a toothpick to plant the seed but after 1 watering the dirt fell thru back into the bucket.
unfortunately with not enough dirt it didnt work out. There just wasn’t enough dirt once the preparation of the pellets and dirt with the water only had half a bucket of dirt.
May try buying some tomato seeds again and buying some potting soil and filling the bucket up so i can plant the seeds correctly since with the dirt it came with there was too much of a void from the hole the dirt was too far down to reach to plant
May 9th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
I now can see how the product could work. The directions say to let the plants get 5″ tall then flip over. At this point they are still very delicate. As a previous poster stated, the pots are only half filled with dirt when the directions are followed. I will still use the pots but from now on I will fill the planter completely with top soil at the beginning of the season and grow the seeds as close to the holes in the planter as possible. That way, when the planter is flipped there is no major adjustment in the soil and the plant doesn’t travel inside the pot.
I don’t know what the writer of the directions was thinking. How can you flip a pot and expect all the dirt to fall as one? At 5″ the roots are not yet established and you’re dealing with seedlings. There is nothing holding the dirt together. If it comes down to it I will buy (now that I have the 2 planters) 6 tomato plants from the local store and plant them in these pots to grow upside down. The seeds will only work if I ignore the directions and fill the entire pot with dirt. That way when I flip it over it has a chance of holding together.
May 15th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Like the other comments, there is not enough soil in the bucket.Mine was about 3″ below the bottom of the bucket. I had to fill mine with miracle grow potting soil.Hope this works. What is the name of the plants.I put some of the plants in a big clay planter.
2300 demaret dr.
gulfport, ms.39507
May 15th, 2010 at 8:04 am
I have left a comment.
May 26th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Hi – my seedlings are growing bigger every day – I only planted them May 8 so I hope I get tomatoes this year
I followed instructions exactly but still feel it would be best to wait until my plants are at least 10 inches tall before I flip the pot. Also since the dirt is lower down I will fill with dirt up to the top of the holes and press down before attempting to turn the pot over.
Question: directions say to attach the chains then turn pot on side, take off lid (mine isn’t yellow, my entire pot is green) and remove the lids from the watering holes – is this possible? I had a hard time securing the “lid” during assembly. it’s very hard to turn, and you really have to get *all* those tabs exactly in the slots or the lid will fall off. I would hate to have to take the lid off to remove the water hole access covers, re-attach lid and flip while the plants are on their sides. Can I push the watering hole lids off with a screwdriver into the dirt itself without removing lid? As long as the holes are completely open for watering I think that would be OK. Thanks.
July 31st, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I’ve lost my instructions. Reading all the posts here has helped but I still don’t know what to do with the two round pieces of cork like material. Can anyone help? Thanks.