General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
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I was thinking of putting three per 25 gallon tub. What do you all think?
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Tomatopalooza™ Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC-Zone 7
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Three might be a bit too crowded, even for the dwarfs.
I'd stick with 2. BTW, the main reason they work in 5/7 gallon grow bags is more due to top spacing rather than amount of soil. Lee
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Lee is correct. it really depends on depth of the growing medium and top space which is really talking to crowding. I use a lot of 18 gallon containers. I will put 3 dwarf plants in most of the time. But I only do that when I'm looking to simply grow another generation during development of a new variety and am looking to get seed from the subsequent generation.
I think you should put emphasis on the crowding issue. Watering is always a problem which is seated in how much foliage there is. The more foliage, the more watering becomes an issue. When I have up to three plants, even if they are the same variety, I may find myself having to water more than once a day. Hope I've given some considerations to ponder and help you develop an approach to your problem.
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I believe you would have plenty of root space for three, however, crowding up top would be your problem. I put two New Big Dwarfs in a 10 gallon, they grew just fine, actually... they grew into a giant shrub that was too crowded. I have found, if you give healthy well fed plants space, they will take it up.
I don't think I would do more than two, unless they are miniature tiny types, NBD is not. On a side note, I will never put more than one indeterminate in a pot again, I don't care how big the pot is. I put two in several containers this year, what a pruning cluster that was. One plant, 2-3 branches for beefsteaks, 3-4 branches for standard tomatoes. Feed them right, in a good environment, and trust me you will be chopping off all kinds of branches, unless you don't prune. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
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It sounds like two to a container will be the way I go. Thanks for your responses.
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