Last Years Buckets

bluelytes · January 12, 2007

This is last years tomatos, grown in between 1 and 4 gal containers.

Lemme know whatcha think.

Regards;
bluelytes

wilderness1989 · January 12, 2007

They look good to me, good job!
I've grown alot of tomatoes in containers and have found it beneficial to put a stake in the container and tie the plants up.

**mdvpc** · January 12, 2007

There are people who advocate letting plants sprawl, especially in the hotter areas of the country, like the desert southwest. I am too much of an obsessive-compulsive to do that, but those that do say that they have better fruit set in the hot conditions.

spudleafwillie · January 16, 2007

bluelytes,
I am like Michael advocating support. I use 8 foot bamboo poles to support my tomatoes. Using the support stakes does 2 things for me"; 1. It keeps the fruit and plants elevated in the containers so smaller critters such as raccoons, skunks, groundhogs, etc. can't get at them (an 8 foot fence is needed for deer!!!)
2. The elevation provides for better air circulation and helps to avoid splashing the foilage when watering thus preventing some soil borne diseases.

Bill Malin

January 12, 2007	#1
bluelytes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 250	Last Years Buckets This is last years tomatos, grown in between 1 and 4 gal containers. Lemme know whatcha think. Regards; bluelytes

January 12, 2007	#2
wilderness1989 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 5b - Effingham, Illinois Posts: 59	They look good to me, good job! I've grown alot of tomatoes in containers and have found it beneficial to put a stake in the container and tie the plants up. __________________ I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. ;-)

January 12, 2007	#3
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	There are people who advocate letting plants sprawl, especially in the hotter areas of the country, like the desert southwest. I am too much of an obsessive-compulsive to do that, but those that do say that they have better fruit set in the hot conditions. __________________ Michael

January 16, 2007	#4
spudleafwillie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Zone 7b sw New Mexico,. Posts: 197	Last Years Buckets: support for plants bluelytes, I am like Michael advocating support. I use 8 foot bamboo poles to support my tomatoes. Using the support stakes does 2 things for me"; 1. It keeps the fruit and plants elevated in the containers so smaller critters such as raccoons, skunks, groundhogs, etc. can't get at them (an 8 foot fence is needed for deer!!!) 2. The elevation provides for better air circulation and helps to avoid splashing the foilage when watering thus preventing some soil borne diseases. Bill Malin