Just about ready to eat.
For many years I used to grow a lot of my Tomatoes in large plastic pots that used to contain small trees, I found these Ideal for a number of reasons. First of all having limited space in my vegetable beds I could put them on the path close to the house against a sunny wall, giving more space elsewhere to grow other stuff. They where rather content in this position easy to water near the house by the hose pipe, this being useful as they are rather thirsty things. To start them off I would fill the pot with compost with a granulated feed nearer the bottom which they could use later on as the plant roots grew down into the pots.
My confession here would be that I always bought my plants from a nursery already started off, this mainly because I tend to grow on several different types of tomatoes always Beefeaters as they grew really large fruits, and few more of each kind that took my fancy. So once purchased and having had a good water into the large pots they went, firm the compost around the base of each plant, one to each pot, leaving about an inch below the rim for ease of watering and they are off to a good start. Put a large stake in just near the plant to tie it to as it grows, and of course a label. Now they are easy to look after just water when needed usually in the evening so the water does not evaporate as quickly as during the day. They should grow rapidly now and all you need do is water them for now as they use the nutrients in the compost and then the plant food you put in nearer the bottom of the pot. As they grow tie them into the stake inserted at the planting stage and just remove any shoots growing between the v of the branches. If you want to start from seed and grow your favorite tomato do so . Just move the plants once big enough say three or four inches tall into the big pots and just follow the above. Really that is all their is to it just watch them grow look after their watering needs and they will produce really nice tasting tomatoes over a long period. Hope you enjoy growing your tomatoes and more important eating them.
Enjoy your garden, next gardening tips Runner beans I think they’re easy to grow to.
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