The Verdict

Like a high school science experiment, we planted these hanging plants back in May. The overhead watering resevoir/system worked well for a month or so, then the capillary strips stopped transporting the water from the top to underneath where the soil was. I found out I could order new strips and quickly we were back in business.

Didn't last long.

I went back and read some reviews about the setup. Most people weren't thrilled with the watering mechanism and now I agreed. The capillary strips just don't last.

The cherry tomato plant did great anyway. The peppers were only so-so. Would I do it again? Probably. I liked having the plants off the ground. I'd be willing to get more and put them in a garden, but I'd have to configure some kind of watering system. The fact they're hung by 4"x4" posts would facilitate running some kind of plumbing up the post with nozzles over the baskets, but that's for another season.

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