I bought some young tomato and strawberry plants today to grow in containers as I have a small garden. I planted these out using grow bag compost specifically for fruit and veg into a rattan hanging basket (3 tomato plants into a 14") and the strawberry into a tub on its own. I watered them both until the soil was soaked as I was advised to encourage root development. The problem is that neither the basket or the tub appeared to have any water dripping out of the drainage holes once watered (about 6 holes in the bottom of the tub and 3 slits made in the lining of the rattan basket) and the water just seems to be sitting on the top layer. I don't know what I've done wrong and am quite concerned as I think I ruined my tomatoes a couple of years ago by leaving them in waterlogged soil.

Any advice would be much appreciated. Also an indication of how much water I should be giving each plant daily would be really helpful as there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to this on the net and from past experience I don't think my instincts are too reliable in the case of gardening! Many thanks