Selections Tomato and Vegetable Growbag Pots for Improved Watering - Pack of 6

I bought several packs of these. I used some for tomatoes in grow bags and the others for squashes/courgette in the ground. The pots themselves were bigger than I had anticipated, but the benefits of are totally amazing. They are themselves sturdy and well constructed, so I anticipate cleaning and reusing them for a good few years to come. With the tomatoes I have two grow bags of three plants each. Planting the tomato plants inside them is actually a little tricky, as I wanted to allow enough space to add soil around the stems to strengthen the plants. The bit where you put the canes is also sturdy, so I have lined up the two grow bags and am just using canes at the corners and stringing a box together to keep them safe. It makes watering them so much easier. However, I would say that the real benefit of these is when used in the ground with squash, pumpkin and courgette. I grew a load this summer, but didn't have enough of the pots for all of them. I had two petty pans squash and two courgette (as well as others) - I put one petty pans seedling and one courgette seedling into the pots (one in each pot) and the corresponding two seedlings directly in the ground. I treated all exactly the same, mixing it a few handfuls of growbag compost with the soil. The seedlings in the pots have grown really strongly, being far larger and vigourous than their direct-soil-grown counterparts. The leaves are larger, the soil retains moisture for longer and they are far far easier to water. The plants in the pots have also both flowered earlier than their direct-soil-grown counterparts. Also very easy to put snail/slug defences around the perimeter of the plastic, and any that do get in seem to get stuck in the moat. The plants themselves are higher up off the ground, so the fruits don't get eaten or rot in contact with the soil. If I had pumpkin plant, I imagine it would also be easier to put the fruit on a brick to mature to stop it from rotting in contact with the soil.

We bought these after seeing something similar on a TV gardening program. We initially looked at the hozelock alternative but were put off by the price so decided to give these a go instead and have been very impressed. They seem quite durable and i'm sure will provide many years of service. Installation really is very simple - you simply push the pot down onto the growbag and twist it to cut a hole through the growbag!. Fill the central hole in the pot with some extra compost and plant your plant into it. Watering couldn't be simpler - just pour water into the outer ring of the pot and allow it to soak through into the growbag below. There are two distinct benefits with using these pots; they give extra space and depth for the plant to establish a healthy root mass. Secondly they provide an easy means of watering your growbags without wetting the plants stem, therefore reducing the risk of rot and fungus. These are currently in use in our greenhouse with our melons, tomato's and cucumbers and I can honestly say the plants look far healthier and are growing much more consistently than previous years.

Just what I needed for my tomato plants. I do wish the planting bit was a tad bigger and you end up getting a lot of compost in the watering bit but overall it’s a great design. It’s sturdy, it gives the plants more compost to grow into, they’re not too big and they are super easy to use. They are roughly the same size as the holes in the tomato grow bags you can get.

Excellent product, did exactly as the suppliers description. Good value for the money.

Normally plant my tomatoes up in pots, but they tend to take up too much room so thought I would give these a try. I have 3 in a a grow bag in the green house and another 3 outside also in a grow bag and all plants are doing well and so much easier to ensure they are watered well without rotting the plant. May look at getting more next year to use in pots for cucumbers, another veg that doesn’t like water on its stem

Best watering system out ,brilliant.

Did not find them an improvement on using growbags alone Watering trough and drainage holes tended to block therefore not easy to use Easy to fit, though no improvement on plant health size or crop Poor choice of purchase

Brilliant design an really tidies up a grow bag. Holds 4 pints of water to trickle into the growing compound. Extra compound in the pot keeps plants elevated and secure. There's a hole/tube in each corner for canes to support plant or even a net to keep bugs away. Easy to use and a great price