Upside-Down Hanging Self-Watering Earth-Filled Box!

Step 4 Hang the Planters and Insert Plants

Fill and hang each planter one at a time. So for each planter...

• Attach chains to the sides of your planter for hanging.
• Hang the planter on a low hook, temporarily, where you can easily reach into the top and touch the bottom. If you are tall and strong, you can just hang the plant where it will live.
• Cover the bottom of the planter with an inch or so of foam, gravel, or other material to raise the soil off the bottom. Make sure not to cover the wick. The wick should poke through this layer and stick straight up into the soil.
• Gently remove the tomato plant from its plastic nursery pot, turn it upside-down and fold the leaves into the hole as you lower it into the planter. The dirt part of the plant should rest on its own and the green part should stick out nicely from the bottom.
• Place the aeration tube in the planter, along the planter wall, with the end cap on top.
• Fill the rest of the planter with your soil/compost mix, making sure the wick stays as vertical as possible, reaching up into the soil. Add some limestone to the mix now to avoid blossom-end rot (you can learn about that on the internets).
• If you used a temporary location to hang the planter, move the planter to its home.
• Lightly water the plant. It's advisable to water your plant after you moved it. It will be quite a bit heavier.
• Cover the dirt with a cut foam piece or some kind of mulch. The aeration tube should stick out the top.