VIVOSUN 2-Pack 5 Tier Vertical Gardening Stackable Planter for Strawberries, Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables Brown

These are ideal for planting seeds and plants. Great for places with limited space.

Nice product I used a 3/8steel rod up the middle so it can be moved around

I am not sure how people hang these, they are heavy with water and soil (and I used perlite, coco, vermiculite.. very light, but water absorbent). Each section, has a small water reservoir, with 2 overflow holes. I only did one, but one held roughly 1cup - 1.25 cups until over flow. This of course was tested without soil. You can see in the picture that I have some shivs under to level them easier. Without they all drain forward. It took maybe ¾ of a gallon to get everything saturated with the soil. I have only done surface watering since then. I decided to start everything, on an 3 season porch, only heated with a space heater up to 68F°. Grocery store potatoes and garlic have sprouted. Radish, carrot, and beet mix are sprouting. A basic cut leaf salad mix, and hopefully some beans and flowers soon along with some herbs and chives. The chain supplied to hang it I think would be better used with something else. It’s pretty heavy, but I just don’t think it can really support this with tiny metal disk they supply. Get enough windy days, and the friction I think would damage the bottom. Once stacked, your growing room reduces except for the top. I realized this before purchasing, but it’s by quite a bit once stacked. I think proper planning with how things grow definitely needs to happen. My plans changed quite a bit by the end. I think the addition of some basic water float monitors, and a small hole (requiring a water can) to fill when you don’t want to top fill. Also, a drain hole in the bottom for when there’s too much water draining.

First of all, I really like these and I’m a big fan of VivoSun after they took care of me after sending me the wrong sized grow bags. They had labeled the cellophane package 30gal but the bags inside were 25gal. Wrote to let them know so they could check their stock for accuracy. Told them they didn’t need to reimburse me since it was just a six dollar difference but they insisted. So…nowI have these stackable/hangable planters and they are great. One thing I will caution, should you decide you don’t need the included chain because you won’t be hanging them, think twice about that because it will be tough going should you change your mind after assembling and planting with plants. I was looking at the ViviSun page and saw a video of the hanging pots and their was this really cool looking structure shown that had pegs across a beam with plants hanging. Something they don’t actually sell but it was a beautiful idea. Totally caused me to rethink things but Ugg, how to string the chain through after the fact? Wish I had a video of that process because it looked like a circus act with me the dancing bear trying to hang onto all five tiers having stacked them one at a time passing the chain down with each addition. At the end I had to grapple all five levels held in one arm against my body as I fed the last of the chain through the bottom piece. AND I had to do that twice because I had purchased the double-pack. 😂 How I did that without the whole thing blowing apart is beyond me. So I today I finished building a really cool structure like a tall hitching post that spans across both my raised beds. I am thrilled wih this solution and can’t wait to buy more hanging pots from you.

i have a deck, and decided to give up on multiple gallon size pots. The assembly was easy, the chain provides an easy way to lift and move the planter. I filled the basins with potting soil and realized that the surface exposed to the light was relatively small, however being able to move or rotate as the summer sun gets more intense is important. I'll be planting beans, peas, and flowers to keep the season going as long as possible.