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I really love these, I just wish they weren't so expensive!

ya, no kidding! there's got to be a way to DIY for much cheaper.

plus my kitty would jump in there and dig it up.

Seriously! That's a ridiculous price.

I grew tomatoes in giant 35-gal RubberMaid storage tubs with holes drilled in the bottom. You could easily just screw some wheels into the bottom so they'd be movable. They wouldn't be as tall as these, but they'd be 15% of the price.

Same idea, not as mod, half the price. Make your own holes
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Um,

http://www.gardeners.com/Tomato%20Success%20Kits/VegetableGardening_SpaceIntensive,35-776RS,default,cp.html
http://www.gardeners.com/Tomato%20Success%20Trolley/36-484,default,pd.html
It's self watering, too.

I like these for their functionality and I'm a sucker for casters, but I feel like these look like they should be the diy version of something cooler...
and is the bottom a double layer or do the holes go through? I didn't check the price, but if it's much more than what Ikea or Umbra might charge I might not like it after all.

See also


http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0515144813122.html

and
http://www.josho.com/gardening.htm

ok how about:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70098121

plus

http://www.amazon.com/3%252dTier-Rolling-Cart/dp/B000063SI0

?

I think it might work...

Looks like a baby bathtub on wheels.

These white buckets being used as pot holders seem to lack charm.Plastic and nature,in my view,never sat next to each other well.
Amy
http://amyfielder.diinoweb.com/blog/

Really, really expensive. I def thing that an Ikea hack is in order. I also like this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/garden/10garden.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=garden on wheels&st=nyt&oref=slogin

Granted it is for shallow plants, but you could build this a lot cheaper and custom sized to fit a balcony or small patio.

ikea has these too. they're Polypropylene not Polyethylene but the bins look almost identical. not sure if the material matters unless you are planting edibles.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/66696910

The price is ridiculous on that rolling item, and I do like the "Trolley for Tomato Success" much better.

I don't know where people live that can have water running out of the bottom of their planters, but it's so totally uncool to have an overhead shower from someone above letting the water run off their balcony.

Worst is felt by those on the patios, who get everyone's splatters and waters and leaves from above. So, no, those are NOT ideal for apartment dwellers. Ha!

Indoors, uh, there would be puddles. That's not good.

How about this one with or without a trellis?:
http://tinyurl.com/5drfgo

How much food do you think you could grow in one of their containers? Or in any container? They say that home grown food reduce the need to buy supermarket food. OK. Granted that is true, but to what degree?

You will have some food available, all at once, whenever the season is for whatever you plant.

One tub is not enough to feed an individual or family consistently. It seems to be more of a "feel good" thing for people that have money. As in "Look! We're growing our own tomatoes and this planter is recycled and very costly!"

Never mind that the people who can afford to go out and buy this planter are not the ones who need the planter the most, as they probably don't have the financial burden of not being able to always afford food.

...& nobody has mentioned those silver boots in the pic.?.

I noticed the silver boots. I have silver boots.

this is super cool.. but so dang $ :(

I have a strawberry plant on my patio. it looks like it might produce up to 4 (four) berries. This is my good deed for Earth this year.

Im going to side with true blue on this topic.

TRUE BLUE, I agree. This totally wouldn't work for most apartments, due to drainage problem!