[MtnClimber]

Are you just using plain plastic garden buckets attached to a hanger? I thought about using thos topsy turvey bag-type planters, but they seemed expensive. It seems like a bucket would work as well. What size?

[Tatze]

Yes, both 5 and 6 gallon. I got them from a local restaurant, Jason's Deli. They just throw them out. I had to buy lids from a website (USPlastics). You can get the buckets there too, but free is better.

The squash seem to be doing better so far than the tomatoes.

[Tatze]

I saw the Topsy Turvy Tomato Tree infomercial too and thought $49 was crazy! So I just made my own with the buckets I mentioned in the last post.

The Topsy Turvy has 3 plant holes around the circumference of the planter. So I drilled 3 holes around the circumference of the buckets. I also tried a bucket with 4 holes. More bang for the buck.