"Frank" wrote in message
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Dear Experts,

I just planted my tomatos! Here is SF bay area. I bought a growing kit
which contains a 6" bucket, potting soil and a small bag of seed.
Following the instruction, I put 10 seeds about 1/4" below the top
soil and water thoroughly. I'm anxiously waiting for the green! After
it grows taller, I'll buy a type of "backing scaffold" for its vein.

But one day when I was chatting with my coworker at lunch. He said
tomato needs a big pot! Is it true? The instruction didn't say I need
to change to a bigger pot and it promised 200+ tomatos!

So my question is whether I'm OK with the current 6" pot or should I
replant later? and when? after 1 year?

No, the 6 inch "bucket" is WAY too small. I grow my container tomatoes in 10
gallon containers.

You can keep what you have in the 6 incher until it gets to a certain
height, about 4 to 6 inches. 10 seeds is WAY too many, as you'll be thinning
to only one plant. I usually only plant 3-4 seeds in each container.

It will take a lot less than one year, BTW. Tomato plants have a life span
of at most 4 to 6 months, maybe slightly more in your climate. Just to give
you an idea, I start seedlings indoors in early April, transplant them
outside in early June, and they last til early October.



Craig
Meredith, NH USA