How Does the Bloom Master Work?

Rance Searle, master gardener and creator of the Bloom Master Planter, explains why the Bloom Master is the most revolutionary advancement in planter technology ever.

Q: I've tried planting my flower pots before with lots of plants, few plants...it doesn't seem to make a difference. Why do plants always die in a flower pot?

A: It's simple, really. The flower pot hasn't changed for a couple of hundred years. Modern technology and science have finally been applied to planting with the Bloom Master Planter, which solves the two inherent problems of the flower pot: an inadequate volume of potting soil to support the plants at maturity, and inadequate protection from the sun, which heats the pot and destroys the root system.

With the Bloom Master Basket Planter, you can support up to 42 plants at full maturity, and they plant horizontally through patented octagonal openings, covering your planter with blooms—protecting the root system from the sun.

Q: How is a Bloom Master Window Box Planter different from an ordinary window box planter?

A: Frankly, comparing a Bloom Master to any other planter is like comparing a Royce -Roys to a Skoda. In one word, DESIGN. A standard 40 inch planter will hold a maximum of 30-35 plants, all planted in the conventional way on the top. A 40 inch Bloom Master can hold 104 plants, most of which are planted horizontally in layers through the patented openings in the front and sides of the planter. The Bloom Master will support those plants until they freeze or you take them out of the planter.

Q: Why are there so many holes in the planter?

A: The openings in a Bloom Master give you incredible flexibility with your planter—options in design and effect that no other planter can offer! If you want a huge trailing mass of blooms, then you place trailing plants like Bicopa, Wave Petunias and Cascade Mix Petunias in the bottom rows of the planter and then compact plants in the top row and the top of the planter. If you want a more compact look, fill all of the openings with compact plants, such as "Total Madness" Petunias, Signet Marigolds, Verbena, Lobelia, Impatiens, etc.

You could also plant tomatoes in the bottom row, using every other opening and planting the upper rows with marigolds, which act as a natural insecticide to keep bugs off the tomatoes. Top it off with petunias and marigolds on the top, giving you an incredibly beautiful hanging vegetable garden!

Q: If I don't want to use all of the openings, won't the potting mix fall out and make a mess in my yard or house?

A: Not at all! The patented octagonal openings were designed so that potting mix will not come through, even if there are no plants planted through them.

Q: You've got to be kidding. How is that possible?

A: The Bloom Master's patented openings are designed to shatter the force of water, destroying its momentum so that it cannot wash potting mix from the planter (water according to the instructions that come with your Bloom Master).

Q: What if I have a plant in a three inch pot? How do I get the roots through the opening?

A: Simple! Gently remove the root ball from the pot. Hold it over the planter and gently massage enough of the potting mix from the roots until they will go through the opening. That's all there is to it!

Q: How does a Bloom Master Basket Planter compare to a moss basket?

A: Moss baskets are incredibly hard to plant and very hard to keep wet. A Bloom Master is fun and easy to plant and requires about one third the waterings that a moss basket does. In fact, we encourage people who are used to moss baskets to be careful and not drown their Bloom Master, as it requires FAR less water.

Moss Bogs are being depleted much faster than they can replace themselves, making moss harder and harder to get. The Bloom Master eliminates the need for Sphagnum moss, helping to preserve our environment. It doesn't hurt that all Bloom Masters are made from 60% recycled plastic, either!