CONTAINER GROWN TOMATOES

If you wish to grow your tomatoes in a container, there are a couple of different containers you may use.

A standard type container, the same height as the diameter, is the most recommended. However tomatoes have been grown in many types of containers from clay pots, plastic pots, bushel baskets to whiskey barrels. The containers must have holes in the bottom to allow for drainage and prevent root rotting.

Once you have chosen the container for your tomatoes, you will want to fill it 3/4 full of a nutrient-rich potting mix. place a stake in the container before you fill it with soil and then plant your tomato next to the stake. Always choose the most vigorous, stocky plants for your container since this will give you a better start. Water your tomato plant and add a little more soil if necessary.

Your tomato containers need to be placed where they can get 8 hours of sun every day. If you have problems with sun or wind you can always move the container to a better location, this is one of the benefits of container growing tomatoes. Make sure you check your plants on a every day basis to see if the need to be watered and by mid-July you can begin fertilizing them. Give your plants a good watering once a week with a quality water soluble fertilizer. Always water your tomatoes before fertilizing them.

Once your tomato plant begins to bear fruit, you will want to take off the ripe fruit quickly to keep the fruit forming. You can grow many other vegetables in containers besides tomatoes; cucumbers,squash and peppers also do well in containers.

It truly is fantastic to have the ability to raise your own tomatoes. You can enjoy delicious natural tomatoes which taste so much better then what you can acquire from your grocery store. With the ability to grow tomato plants within a container, apartment residents and those who find themselves restricted on room can savor the same rewards as people that have access to a full backyard garden.