Re: [tomato] getting ready to order seed. Need opinions.
RB4LA@aol.com (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:27:19 EDT
In a message dated 10/26/99 3:22:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
owner-tomato-digest@GlobalGarden.com writes:
<< Hi Michelle. For what it's worth, I've grown several varieties of tomatoes
in
five gallon buckets this year and none of them seemed to run out of room in
the pots. All of the tomatoes I planted in the spring reached at least ten
feet tall, most around 12 to 14 feet. A cherry tomato seems to be about 18
feet tall, although it fell over in hurricane Floyd and doubled back on
itself, so I'm not sure. I'm still getting lots of tomatoes every day, so I
haven't pulled up most of the plants yet to examine the roots. The ones I
have pulled up, were in no danger of outgrowing the buckets. >>
Hi Michael. Thanks for the info. How do you support tomatoes that get that
big? I have used cages in the past, but they are not tall enough for tomatoes
ten feet tall. How often do you water your container tomatoes? What varieties
are you growing? What has done best for you in containers? .
Michelle Reindl
RB4LA@aol.com