General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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April 12, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Mixing variety in container?
I'm considering planting some heirloom tomatoes such as Ana's Peace or Paul Robeson in the one container I've built. Is there any advantage to planting two of the same variety, or one of each. Pollination and such?
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April 12, 2013 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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No hard and fast rules. Just make sure both have the same growth habit (you don't want to mix a dwarf with a full size plant). I try to plant 2 of the same variety when saving seeds, to reduce the chances of an accidental cross.
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April 13, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Raybo
Would you mind sharing with me your fertilizing routine for your earthtainers ?
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April 13, 2013 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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Raybo -
Why not mix growth habits? What's the down side? I planned on planting a short growing variety on one side and an indeterminate on the other so I could face the narrow side south and not have one shade the other - squeeze more in the same area. |
April 13, 2013 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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result of cross-pollination
If I plant a purple tomato next to a big red, will they cross-pollination and result in a tomato which is neither?
Last edited by 10iron; April 13, 2013 at 01:07 PM. |
April 13, 2013 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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If you don't save the seeds and follow the advice already provided, there is no down side. If you save seeds, you could get a cross next year but even that's not as likely as not getting a cross.
Last edited by marc_groleau; April 13, 2013 at 08:34 PM. |
April 13, 2013 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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bulllake - here are the planting / fertilizing instructions in the EarthTainer Guide:
http://earthtainer.tomatofest.com/pd...tion-Guide.pdf dfollet - the concern is that the larger plant will dominate the smaller plant in close quarters in a container. If you are specifically going to "engineer" the smaller plant's location and Sun exposure, then go for it. Raybo |
April 13, 2013 | #8 |
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