- Lower the Topsy Turvy growing bag to your own waist height if you have already hung it from its post. Otherwise, begin with it on a table or other surface that is easy for you to reach. Take the lid off of the Topsy Turvy planter if you have already assembled it. Take out the split sponge from inside of the locking collar. This is located toward the bottom of the Topsy Turvy Planter. Leave the sponge in the bag for now.
- Purchase a live tomato seedling, as these are not included with the Topsy Turvy. Remove the seedling from the cup that it came in. Gently separate the roots and thread them through the bottom planting hole from the outside. Hold the seedling by the stem, and use the clamp that was included to secure the stem of the tomato plant to the split sponge from the inside. Then place the split sponge back into the locking collar, also from the inside. The goal is to leave as much stem as possible inside of the grow-bag, because the stem will branch off and become another root structure, giving your plant a better chance to grow. You can also plant two seedlings at once in the same container if you would like a chance at a bigger crop.
- Fill your Topsy Turvy planter with dirt using a small container. The dirt should come up to two inches away from the top of the planter. Hold the root structure ball while you do this, to make sure that it is centered in the grow bag. Replace the lid on the Topsy Turvy and hang it in its permanent growing location. Add at least one gallon of water to Topsy Turvy, but do so slowly so that all of the water can be absorbed. The water hose can be set to a slow drip in order to do this. Set the slow dripping nozzle into the watering hole and leave it there for twenty minutes. After this, tomatoes will require watering at least once every other day. In dry climates or heat, water each day.
