"John" wrote in message
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I'm desperately trying to grow tomatoes and eggplants in large pots without
success. The pots are those large ones called tomatoe pots and I use a good
quality potting mix. The few tomatoes that emerged were as tasteless as the
store bought and only a small eggplant emerged. This last result is typical
of several attempts so I'm wondering if there's a way to grow good quality
vegetables, not just the two mentioned, in a pot. I'm not interested in
hydroponics.
thank you
John



What was the typical temperature where you were trying to grow them? Tomatos
like it warm, eggplants like it hot .

Were they in full sun or at least half a day of full sun and the rest bright
light? How long was the day? Without enough sun they will be weak and spindly
and not fruit correctly.

Once established did you feed them with some fertilser every few weeks? Veges
are mostly heavy feeders, even if the pot is a bit small you can grow them if
you prevent them from drying out by regular watering and feed them. Small
pots do tend to dry out in the sun, this can be a problem if you don't water
often enough.

In general yes you can grow veges in pots if the conditions are right.

David