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encore · June 13, 2015

hi everyone ! new here and this is my 4th year at growing tomatoes in 6 gal buckets, the first 2 years weren't bad . last year was bad only thing that turned out were the 2 cherry tomato plants, the others all turned red but were hard as rocks with no flavor. lol seems a lot of people in this area (s.e. wi.) had the same problem, weather I guess. this year I'm going with 8 different kinds to see which will work the best. (they'll probably all do great lol) changed to a different soil variation this year too. here's a list of what I'm trying this year---bella rosa--margarita paste---Oregon---Siou

sun gold---super sweet 100's---first prize--- and chapman. so i'll see what happens----tom

encore · June 13, 2015

don't know how the machine gun got there! ?

pauldavid · June 13, 2015

Hello and welcome! I thought you were really excited to be growing Sun Gold!

Bipetual · June 13, 2015

I just realized there are a lot more smileys than I thought. Say hello to your little friend?

I like this one

Ed of Somis · June 13, 2015

T...there are many variables when growing tomatoes. Try different things...you learn more that way. Generally, I would recommend trying a couple of larger containers. Also, it is important to have a well-drained planting mix. If you want to go simple....add about 1/3 cactus mix to a quality potting mix. Many weak fertilizations instead of few strong feedings....works better. Just a few keypoints. goodluck

AKmark · June 15, 2015

Have fun at TV, there is a lot of good info floating around the site.

clkeiper · June 15, 2015

Hi and welcome. A sungold is a huge plant. A 6 gal bucket is way too small. Is the ground unsuitable for growing? or plant it in a bucket that the bottom is cut out of so it can grow down into the ground too. My sungold last year was about 9 ft tall before the tops fell over the sides of the cage.

encore · June 15, 2015

hi actually it's not a sungold it's a sunsugar. I grew the sungold last year. it got over 6 feet tall in the bucket with no problems. lots of fruit . bad year for the other varieties I tried last year. they turned red but were all hard as rocks with no flavor.

encore · June 16, 2015

here's what I got going on with the tomatoes, got them attached because the first year the wind blew them over.

June 13, 2015	#1
encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	new here hi everyone ! new here and this is my 4th year at growing tomatoes in 6 gal buckets, the first 2 years weren't bad . last year was bad only thing that turned out were the 2 cherry tomato plants, the others all turned red but were hard as rocks with no flavor. lol seems a lot of people in this area (s.e. wi.) had the same problem, weather I guess. this year I'm going with 8 different kinds to see which will work the best. (they'll probably all do great lol) changed to a different soil variation this year too. here's a list of what I'm trying this year---bella rosa--margarita paste---Oregon---Siousun gold---super sweet 100's---first prize--- and chapman. so i'll see what happens----tom

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clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Hi and welcome. A sungold is a huge plant. A 6 gal bucket is way too small. Is the ground unsuitable for growing? or plant it in a bucket that the bottom is cut out of so it can grow down into the ground too. My sungold last year was about 9 ft tall before the tops fell over the sides of the cage. __________________ carolyn k

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pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Hello and welcome! I thought you were really excited to be growing Sun Gold!

June 13, 2015	#4
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	I just realized there are a lot more smileys than I thought. Say hello to your little friend? I like this one

June 13, 2015	#5
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	T...there are many variables when growing tomatoes. Try different things...you learn more that way. Generally, I would recommend trying a couple of larger containers. Also, it is important to have a well-drained planting mix. If you want to go simple....add about 1/3 cactus mix to a quality potting mix. Many weak fertilizations instead of few strong feedings....works better. Just a few keypoints. goodluck

June 15, 2015	#6
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Have fun at TV, there is a lot of good info floating around the site.