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Vertical / Tower Planters for Small Spaces

Garden Tower 2 is a vertical planter for a balcony or a small patio: one tower instead of a wide bed. The maker’s page calls it a 50-plant composting planter, 43 inches tall. The maker listed it at $399 when checked. This page was not a hands-on test.

Quick picks

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  1. Best for a balcony

    Garden Tower 2, 50-Plant Composting Vertical Garden Planter

    One 43 in. tower with 50 planting spots and built-in composting, per the maker.

    $399

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  2. Best for climbing crops

    Glamos 716642 Heavy Duty A-Frame Plant Support, 42 in.Amazon

    42 in. galvanized wire A-frame, so peas, cucumbers or beans grow up instead of out.

    See it on Amazon
Stacked terracotta planting columns in a greenhouse, with leafy plants growing from the pot pockets.
Stacked terracotta pots used as planting columns in a greenhouse, with leafy plants growing from the pockets. Not a named kit. Raisedkit did not build or test it. Photo by Heather Husen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Shop: Garden Tower 2. That link goes to the maker’s product page.

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