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Originally Posted by Salsacharley
I think 30 gallon is overkill on space for 1 plant. You could easily get by with 10 gal smart pots per plant. I grow trees in 30 gallon smart pots. 30 gallons is a lot of planting mix for 1 tomato plant.
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I was thinking the same thing. I use plastic grow bags to grow more tomatoes and peppers than I can fit in the raised beds. Dwarfs are right at home in five gallon bags, and small plant and determinate varieties are more than happy in seven (or even five) gallon bags. My larger indeterminate tomatoes go in ground, but I could easily see growing them in a seven gallon bag with a good watering and fertilizing schedule.
I'm eliminating all grow bags this year except for any dwarf project varieties I end up growing out simply because I need a break from the expense and the labor for planting mix, hand watering and weekly fertilization. Between peppers and tomatoes I was up to about 24 grow bags per year.