I bought this after seeing it advertised while on holiday in the US. It is promoted there as saving effort, as it doesn't require bending over to tend the tomatoes. However, it does take quite a lot of effort to set up in the first place - definitely a two person job, as it gets very heavy with all the soil in, and planting the tomatoes is a very fiddly operation. Now it is installed though it is easy to maintain and has become a talking point. The plants seem to be flourishing, so high hopes of a good crop!