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I need the best soil for tomatoes in pots
On 2007-03-05 10:34:06 -0500, geronimo said:
I am in a rent house so I don't plant anything in the ground, its all in pots. I am in zone 10. Last spring (EARLY) I planted a tomato(a variety that others are growing here with excellent results) in a pot. Had full sun. Had plenty of drainage holes, volcanic rock at the bottom. The tomato plant grew only so-so. I don't think it was anywhere near the size/foliage spread of one planted in in a garden. This pot actually is a large galvanized wash tub, so the plant sure had more than enough room. I used a mix...some sand, but mostly Miracle-Gro potting soil. At the price of Miracle-Gro, it should be THE BEST, but the plant only produced three or four fruit. There are lots of honeybees around. I thought that maybe it was just that tomatoes don't do well/produce much fruit when potted...however a relative of mine said that he once grew tomatoes in pots, and they produced lots of fruit. SO I guess I don't have the right soil or fertilizers. I watered them ocassionally, as all the potted plant, with MIracle-Gro solution. What did I do wrong, or is there some better soil I can put in the container? I had amazing success with potted cherry tomato plants using packaged Garden Soil, plastic pots & tons of water. I agree with FragileWarrior that the metal container wasn't the best choice in full sun. Our tomatoes, both container-grown and ground-planted require thorough waterings every day to thrive. -- Tara |
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