Mr. Stacky 5-Tier Strawberry Planter Pot, 5 Pots

Has a water problem

Great product would recommend

May 22, 2024 UPDATEI planted my Mr. Stacky with 20 strawberry plants and now many struggle. I have it in an area that receives shade for part of the day but it sill gets hot here and this design simply is not good for growing things that shouldn't dry out between waterings.The four strawberry plants on the top tier are fine because that tier receives direct water but relying on the water dripping down to the pockets, no matter how much you water the top tier, simply isn't a enough. I noticed that right away though and I've been using a watering can with a skinny spout to water the individual pockets. Still, they dry out very quickly and my plants are drying out too. I'm going to have to transplant the strawberries into better containers and my raised bed to save themI do think this is well made and superior to some other brands but the individual pockets dry out very fast. If you use it for strawberries and are somewhere that gets hot, be prepared to water daily and to water the pockets individually. Don't try to rely on the self-watering feature, IMO.I removed one star because of the above. This is not a unique design so I don't want to blame it on the vender, and they did make a really nice version of this planter, but it's just not a good design - well, maybe for succulents and cactus :)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I ordered the 5-tier Mr. Stacky because I'm pretty sure the taller one (7 tier?) will tip over if not anchored. I have planted about half of it with strawberries and will finish planting it soon (see picture). In a nutshell, I like it a lot!Just after I ordered this planter, I found out that my brother gifted me the Garden Project Tower 2 planter. If you are familiar with it, you know it's probably the king of these kinds of planters. I started to cancel my order for the Mr. Stacky thinking I wouldn't use it but then I decided to keep it too and just see what I thought of both. I have not put the Tower 2 together yet - it's a bit of a project - but I did pop the Mr. Stacky together quickly and easily. My husband got me a length of 3/4" pvc pipe to put down the center holes to add a bit of stability to the tower. At least that way the tiers shouldn't come apart. Not that they would, but this way they can't.I have it on the back deck sitting on a half barrel (plastic) turned upside down for now to raise the planter up a bit. My biggest concern is wind and the Mr. Stacky falling over and I'm probably going to tie it to the deck railing to help avoid that.The Mr. Stacky seems to be well made, the individual parts are quite sturdy and I like that it is both food safe and made in the USA. Not much is anymore, it seems. I compared this planter to many others on Amazon that are similar and after looking at pictures closeup and ready lots of reviews I believe that the Mr. Stacky is probably superior in construction to the others that are similar.I do think that if the bottom dish that the tower connect to was bigger around there would be less chance of it falling over except in a really strong gust. Because the bottom tier snaps to the dish though, I can't just put the tower on a different dish because there'd be no way to attach it. Time will tell if this little tower remains standing on a windy day. I sure hope it does but as I said earlier, I'll probably tie it to the deck railing with twine for added security.I love the Tower 2 that my brother sent me and I will use it but for a strawberry planter I really love the size of the Mr. Stacky best. Plus, I can pick it up carefully to move it it needed. The Tower 2 cannot be moved without rollers which are a substantial extra purchase. That big one has its place in my garden, for sure, but right now I'm enjoying getting the Mr. Stacky planted and I peek at it to admire how nice it looks even though I'm not quite done putting strawberries in it.If you are thinking about one of these types of multi-tiered planters, I really recommend the Mr. Stacky. I got the terracotta color and I think it looks nice. I thought that the black/darker colors might get too hot where I live and dry out the plants too quickly. The fact that it is food safe plastic and American made are two big bonuses with so many other things being "Made in China".

As described, I started strawberries indoors and this does not take up a lot of space

I had looked at this type of potting for my strawberries and maybe my petunias - so after reading several articles and watching many youtube's video's, I purchased 2 stands, one for my daughter and one for myself.They were easy to assemble and fill with soil and easy to plant with small strawberry plants. That's where the good part ends. They are hard to water: I did not like to size of the drain hole in each division, without some thing to cover the holes the soil would drain down along with the water, so I added a flat pebble to each area, then added my soil, the same mix soil I had been using all winter and spring in my greenhouse and then the plants.I noticed very quickly that as I watered each layer, the water, rather quickly, ran out of the drain hole on each section, dripping onto the plant 2 layer below and the water accumulated in the base of the stand. So, I tried watering from the bottom up and got the same results. I tried to water with less pressure, same results, I tried to water with a very, very fine sprinkler head on my wand, same results, I then tried using just a measuring cup and still the same results. I tried to water more often but using less water each time, same results. As my soil is made of peat moss, vermiculite and gardening soil it is great at holding water.So, for me there is a water retention problem, plus the fact that strawberry's are a deep rooting plant, these planters do not accommodate deep roots. My plants soon became spindly and stopped producing, they are a type of berry that produces all year long, and have produced fruit during the winter.If I try using them next spring, instead of a pebble to cover the drain hole, I will use a fiber material to slow down the drainage even more, and just to make sure it is not my soil, I will change it out for something else. I am also going to use the individual layers for testing my petunia plants to see how well they grow or not grow in these pots.Would I recommend them to some? Not really sure, they are clean looking, stack nicely, easy to move without the soil added, easy to plant using small starter plants and could possible be used for germinating.

Very nice planter for strawberries but will buy another one for herbs. Handy.

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