Hot Pepper Topsy Turvy Planter

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Short on space? No problem. The Hot Pepper planter has a small footprint and huge output.

This hanging planter goes on railings, balconies, walls, or even on doors - it fits wherever you have empty space and plenty of sunlight. Add a touch of greenery to the side of your house and turn a sterile patch into a thriving vertical garden.

It's easy to grow peppers anywhere - even in an apartment or condo without a yard. The Topsy Turvy Hot Pepper Planter is great for growing tasty spices if you don't have much space.

The Upside Down Pepper Planter is inverted so that the pepper plant doesn't have to fight against gravity. Growing peppers upside down promotes rapid growth and offers natural protection against weeds. When plants spend less energy fighting gravity, they turn their attention to producing numerous and oversized peppers. Since weeds will try to grow upwards, they can't get established and they don't compete with the peppers in this planter.

Here's how it works: the Topsy Turvy planter is a shaped like a windsock, with holes along the sides for plants to grow out of. Fill it with soil and fill the holes with seedlings. Then, hang the Topsy Turvy from a hook on the wall and water the plants by pouring water into the opening at the top. That's it.

The plants will stretch out towards the ground, with gravity pulling water and nutrients from the bag of soil and out to their leaves. Since the stems never touch the ground, there's also less chance of ants, aphids, or other insects from attacking your plants. Any weeds that try to spring up in the Topsy Turvy will be easily visible as they try to grow the wrong direction (and the top of the bag is designed to prevent weeds from sprouting in the first place).

The bag is made from UV resistant, plasticized fabric. It is waterproof and designed to last for many years. The hanging apparatus is rustproof and also designed with durability in mind. The attachment point also has a swivel mounting, so the bag can be turned as necessary.

The Pepper Grow Bag is compatible with organic gardening techniques. Since you control all of the inputs (soil, water, and fertilizer), it's easy to make sure that no chemical contamination occurs.

Grow flavorful and delicious peppers in places that you never imagined growing plants before! Once you start using the Topsy Turvy, you'll never look at a sunny wall without seeing an opportunity for gardening. The kit includes a recipe and instruction booklet full of ideas.

The Topsy Turvy Pepper Garden cuts down on all sorts of unpleasant gardening tasks. There's no need for weeding, caging, or staking. The planter also extends your growing season because it can be brought indoors when inclement weather approaches. You can even grow plants out of season in this planter, but you will need seedlings that have already started growing (3-8 inch tall plants) to get started. If you plant seeds, they will try to grow right-side up, and will be stifled by the anti-weed features of this grow bag.

There are portholes for a total of 7 different plants (in two tiers). For the best results, we suggest planting 2 seedlings per porthole, and following companion planting guidelines. Doubling up will double your pepper output. There's plenty of room inside the bag for 14 different root systems, and this way if one of your plants dies, there's no wasted space.

Technical Details

Diameter: ~9.5 inches

Height: ~10 inches + 6 inch suspension wires + plant height

Number of holes: 7

Number of plants supported: 7-14

This vertical planter is ideal for all varieties of peppers, from sweet peppers like the gypsy pepper and sweet banana pepper, to mild peppers like the Relleno Pepper and Bell pepper and even Spicy peppers like the Thai pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Red Chili pepper, and Jalapeno pepper.

It can also be used for many other plants. The upside down growing system works well with Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Strawberries, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Squash, Parsley, Oregano, Sage, Basil, Rosemary, Mint, plus other herbs and vine vegetables.