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| Hello all!
I'm intending to grow one of two cherry tomato varieties in a container under an LED grow light during the winter. I have a container I know for sure will be suitable but I was surprised today with a new plant from a friend that may need the particular pot I intended to use for the cherry tomato. Before I go out and buy a new pot however, I'm curious if the current one I have is suitable enough. Pics included. It says it's a 1.4 qt. pot. Thanks for all opinions. Also, the varieties are Koralik and Golden Nugget. If you feel one would work better than the other, please say so. Thanks.
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| 5 gallons is the minimal size container recommended for growing tomatoes. Koralik is listed as both a determinate and an indeterminate but neither would survive in that small a pot. Never grown it so can't say how big it will get but it would quickly get rootbound. Golden Nugget is a more compact plant but still easily reach 2 1/2 feet tall. Dave |
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- Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on Sun, Nov 6, 11 at 21:14
| More important than the pot, perhaps, is how large the vine will grow and whether you have room for it indoors -- and how you'll support it if you do have room. For varieties which do not grow so tall, see the "Container Tomatoes" and "Dwarf Tomatoes" sections in Tatiana's TOMATObase: In some cases the articles cite plant height. Some people do say it's possible to grow some smaller-vined tomatoes in containers under 5 gallons -- but details are difficult to come by. === If you're ever contemplating using a container you don't know the size of, you can calculate the volume in inches, then divide the total by 231. That will give you the number of gallons. |
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