Growing in conatiners

hiker_ · May 2, 2015

Speaking of "boom and bust" and BER...

The mix (and recipe) that I have is half peat, 1/4 vermiculite, 1/4 perlite.

In 4" pots in the basement, my young tomatoes took a week to dry out enough to need watering.

When I followed neighbors' advice I wound up overwatering. Then I waited till they drooped to water again.

So I'm worried about creating a "boom and bust" situation once I put them into their final containers (5 gal for the determinates and a 10 gal for the indeterminate).

Should I/could I change my mix to avoid this? Or should I expect that my mix will work better in containers outdoors when the plants are bigger?

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May 2, 2015	#16
hiker_ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: RI Posts: 42	Speaking of "boom and bust" and BER... The mix (and recipe) that I have is half peat, 1/4 vermiculite, 1/4 perlite. In 4" pots in the basement, my young tomatoes took a week to dry out enough to need watering. When I followed neighbors' advice I wound up overwatering. Then I waited till they drooped to water again. So I'm worried about creating a "boom and bust" situation once I put them into their final containers (5 gal for the determinates and a 10 gal for the indeterminate). Should I/could I change my mix to avoid this? Or should I expect that my mix will work better in containers outdoors when the plants are bigger?