Root-bound tomatoes-container growing

Ed of Somis · September 13, 2013

Last year I grew a tomato plant in a 10 inch diameter pipe that was 3 feet high. At the end of the season...I dumped out the mix. I was amazed at the mass of roots right down to the bottom. This year, my 15 gal nursery pots are doing great! However, I notice as time goes on...the initial water I put on top just sits there for awhile before soaking in. I am thinking the pot is severely root-bound. Next year I am going to 20 gal trash cans. What have you found???

September 13, 2013	#1
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	Root-bound tomatoes-container growing Last year I grew a tomato plant in a 10 inch diameter pipe that was 3 feet high. At the end of the season...I dumped out the mix. I was amazed at the mass of roots right down to the bottom. This year, my 15 gal nursery pots are doing great! However, I notice as time goes on...the initial water I put on top just sits there for awhile before soaking in. I am thinking the pot is severely root-bound. Next year I am going to 20 gal trash cans. What have you found???