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Fri, Jun 27, 14 at 20:23
| After a few years growing peppers in containers, decided to add 2 tomato plants this year. Didn't do my homework. Didn't get good container varieties, and my containers are too small -- maybe 3 gallons? The plants now appear to be root bound. I have some fruit, but many blossoms have produced *tiny* tomatoes that aren't getting bigger. One of the plants is pushing 6 feet tall, the other is nearly 5. I'm considering trying to transplant both into an 18 gallon storage bin, which could be tricky to do without damaging the plants. Building a self-watering container isn't in the cards this year, although I'll do it next year. Anything wrong with just drilling some drain holes and filling the bin with potting mix and perlite? Thoughts? Thanks! |
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| I grow my mater plants in 18 gallon storage tubs. (the kind with the rope handles) All I did was spray paint the outside because they were dark and drilled holes in the bottom, filled it with potting soil and planted, just like you said. My plants are 7 1/2 feet tall (last time i measured) and full of tomatoes! I would go for it! |
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| Your best option right now is to keep feeding them with liquid tomato fertilizer at about 1/4 to 1/3 strength with every watering. You never know. those small tomatoes can grow bigger, depending on the variety. Once you see a color break, then you can be sure that it is the final size. |
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