General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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I would say about 10 gallons. Not sure. The other large tomato on the right is a pink Berkeley tie dye in the same size pot. In a case like this, the pot is just something to hold the roots. Pretty well all the nutrients past seedling stage come from fert. The potting mix is reAlly just there as a matrix for the roots and something to retain moisture. It's a myth that tomatoes need huge root systems. That's only true if they need to go in search of nutrients. Think hydroponics. Same idea.
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A plant will only be stressed if it's not getting what it needs. You can grow tomatoes with no soil at all, think hydroponics. No full size potted tomato can get all it needs from the potting mix without supplemental feeding. Think of the potting mix as mainly a matrix to hold the roots and the plant upright. I Supply the rest. It's not for everyone, it takes work but it can be done. That pot at most is 10 gallons I would say. The other large plant on the right is an 8 foot pink Berkeley tie dye. Same size pot.
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I didn't want to waste the plants. I found a couple of friends that want a few of the extra cherry tomatoes. I know from experience one plant in a ten gallon pot produces a lot of foliage and vines. Although I was using miracle grow which I feel like over feeds the plants. I got a good amount of tomatoes. This year I went with the evergreen products from lowes. Not sure if this is sold throughout the country. They have products soil conditioner, composted organic humus, compost and manure, and finally mini bark nuggets. I mix these together and save $$$ vs buying miracle grow or any other potting soil.
I did this with broccoli and it worked well.
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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I have a pack of tomato seeds called Tricolor Cherry, Garden Candy, yellow, red and orange, extra early, bite size. I plan on having some fun by putting one of each in a large pot. If you want a few let me know. I did the same with three Hibiscus plants and they look great!
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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I have 3 Cherry toms growing in 2x 3 gallon nursery pot right now, with ocean forest, and feeding them GH Floranova bloom and grow with Rapid Start. They are about 3.5ft tall, and several flower sites, and several tomatoes also. I got them in a tent with several other plants under a 600w hurtilux super hps right now... and they are doing great, I will try to post some pics later if I get the chance.
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