Tomatoes getting smaller

[jmhewitt]

I grow only in self watering containers.....I have had a very big harvest this year, starting on 3 June with Fourth of July.

of all my vines that are still living and producing, the tomatoes seem to get smaller as the season goes on.

does this happen to everyone? is there any way to avoid this?

I didn't notice this so much in past years because my vines never got older....they usually died before this point. this year I used perlite and pine bark fines as everyone recommends for containers, and I still have a lot of healthy looking plants, even though they are all more than 90 days old.

Michael Hewitt
Hampstead, NC in the swamp.....

fyi my census:
5 big beef (2 on grafted root stock from Territorial)
4 Parks Whopper (BER problems this year)
1 Big Boy (deceased)
2 Goose Creek
1 Rowdy Red
1 Paul Robeson (deceased)
1 Brandy Boy
1 Koralik Cherry (deceased)
1 San Marzano (grafted, from Territorial)
1 Brandywine (grafted, from Territorial) - never had one of these survive so long
1 Landis Valley Red Brandywine
5 Jet Star (lots of BER this year)
4 Moreton (lots of BER this year)
5 Supersonic (lots of BER this year), just starting to produce nicely
1 Momotaro (deceased)
4 Bucks County Hybrid (lots of BER this year)
3 Fourth of July
1 Blondkopchen Cherry (deceaseed)
1 Territorial Grafted Cherry with Sweet Million and Sungold (notably larger fruit at beginning of season, still producing

my mantra for next year - MORE LIME MORE LIME MORE LIME