Cherokee Purple in a Container

Fert1 · June 21, 2008

I was just curious if anyone else here had grown Cherokee Purple in a container before and what luck you may have had with it.

This is my first attempt at container growing, due to diseased soil conditions. I have one CP growing in a very large pot. So far it's a gorgeous plant, and it already has 13 tomatoes set, possibly more in hiding as the foliage is extremely lush and dense. I've never seen a healthier looking plant. A couple of the tomatoes are around baseball size now too.

I know that blossom end rot can be a problem with container-grown plants, and I'm crossing my fingers that it won't be a problem. If this experiment is a success, next year I will have a whole row of containers across my deck. It's a 25 foot long deck, so there's lots of space.

So, what are my chances?

June 21, 2008	#1
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	Cherokee Purple in a Container I was just curious if anyone else here had grown Cherokee Purple in a container before and what luck you may have had with it. This is my first attempt at container growing, due to diseased soil conditions. I have one CP growing in a very large pot. So far it's a gorgeous plant, and it already has 13 tomatoes set, possibly more in hiding as the foliage is extremely lush and dense. I've never seen a healthier looking plant. A couple of the tomatoes are around baseball size now too. I know that blossom end rot can be a problem with container-grown plants, and I'm crossing my fingers that it won't be a problem. If this experiment is a success, next year I will have a whole row of containers across my deck. It's a 25 foot long deck, so there's lots of space. So, what are my chances? __________________ Holly