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JohnJones · June 22, 2017

I grow single tomato plants in 22" containers. I am not a single stem grower, so I can't say what kind of production you would get from more than one plant in a pot that size pruned to a single.

I can say that a cared for, multiple stem single plant can produce pretty heavily and dominate that pot. Also, no need to fill more than about 60% with soil. A couple of mine...

Black Prince
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German Johnson
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Please also consider how tall a single stem plant will get in that container and that your production will be limited to the trusses that form on that one stem. I like to begin topping my plants at about 6 or 7 feet and this is an easier decision when I have multiple healthy growing stems at or below that level.

June 22, 2017	#9
JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	I grow single tomato plants in 22" containers. I am not a single stem grower, so I can't say what kind of production you would get from more than one plant in a pot that size pruned to a single. I can say that a cared for, multiple stem single plant can produce pretty heavily and dominate that pot. Also, no need to fill more than about 60% with soil. A couple of mine... Black Prince Black Prince.jpg German Johnson German Johnson #1.jpg German Johnson #2.jpg Please also consider how tall a single stem plant will get in that container and that your production will be limited to the trusses that form on that one stem. I like to begin topping my plants at about 6 or 7 feet and this is an easier decision when I have multiple healthy growing stems at or below that level.