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Tomato plants in pots
I bought tomato plants this year (Big Boy) and with all the rain we had every weekend never put them into the ground. I just planted them in a large pot instead for the time being. Will tomato plants grow like this (I like in NJ) or do they need to go into the ground to establish their full growth? Every year I want to get "patio" tomatoes but by the time I get around to it they are gone or I can't find them. Can I make the regular tomato plants "patio" tomatoes instead? |
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On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:13:38 -0400, Mceezee wrote:
I bought tomato plants this year (Big Boy) and with all the rain we had every weekend never put them into the ground. I just planted them in a large pot instead for the time being. Will tomato plants grow like this (I like in NJ) or do they need to go into the ground to establish their full growth? You can easily grow them in pots, I do.Make sure the pot is big enough, I say at least 1-2 foot deep and 12-14" wide. Make sure to check frequently for water as the soil in pots dries out faster and remember to fertilize. Every year I want to get "patio" tomatoes but by the time I get around to it they are gone or I can't find them. Can I make the regular tomato plants "patio" tomatoes instead? YUP! See above. Get to it! |
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Mceezee wrote:
I bought tomato plants this year (Big Boy) and with all the rain we had every weekend never put them into the ground. I just planted them in a large pot instead for the time being. Will tomato plants grow like this (I like in NJ) or do they need to go into the ground to establish their full growth? Every year I want to get "patio" tomatoes but by the time I get around to it they are gone or I can't find them. Can I make the regular tomato plants "patio" tomatoes instead? I have a plant in a huge plastic pot. Once tomatoes set last year the plant turned brown. I know I was over watering it then. I was watering it almost a gallon a day. But the same thing happened this year when I was more careful. I wonder if the plastic pot has anything to do with it. The common red clay pots breath, albeit very little. I can't figure out what else the problem is. Each year the thing grew like a monster weed until maturity. |
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I used to plant all varieties of tomatoes in those 5 gallon white buckets,
worked just fine. Val "Mceezee" wrote in message ... I bought tomato plants this year (Big Boy) and with all the rain we had every weekend never put them into the ground. I just planted them in a large pot instead for the time being. Will tomato plants grow like this (I like in NJ) or do they need to go into the ground to establish their full growth? Every year I want to get "patio" tomatoes but by the time I get around to it they are gone or I can't find them. Can I make the regular tomato plants "patio" tomatoes instead? |
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I used to plant all varieties of tomatoes in those 5 gallon white buckets, worked just fine. I have a few of these lying around - I will have to try it in these. So far the plants in the large pot are doing well. |
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Mceezee wrote:
I bought tomato plants this year (Big Boy) and with all the rain we had every weekend never put them into the ground. I just planted them in a large pot instead for the time being. Will tomato plants grow like this (I like in NJ) or do they need to go into the ground to establish their full growth? Every year I want to get "patio" tomatoes but by the time I get around to it they are gone or I can't find them. Can I make the regular tomato plants "patio" tomatoes instead? I have regular tomato plants growing happily in 6 & 10 gallon pots on bricks on my deck. I'm in VA. Minteeleaf |
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