General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Thanks for the feeding tip as well. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Somis, Ca
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you are definitely paying attention...which is most the battle. In my neck of the woods we have very stable/mild weather. I have little excuse to fail! haha
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Montreal
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I like to fertilize either in the early morning or late afternoon if it's going to be very hot. I water the container first, wait about 5 minutes or so then add the diluted fertilizer. That way it's not getting zapped with fertilizer when it's dry plus the moist container mix will retain the fertilizer better and not get washed out until the next watering. At least that works for me!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Portland, Oregon
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This is my first serious attempt to get a lot of tomatoes out of a container so I've been feeling my way along with no small amount of help from the peeps here.
I last fed the plant on 5 July. According to the latest forecast tomorrow should top out at 93 before temps cool off after. It looks like the heat wave will not be as severe as first predicted so that is great news. I'm thinking of feeding them a light dose Wed. morning and then follow with a weekly light dose as has been suggested. Now supporting the plant is becoming more of a situation that will need to be resolved. I have it in a standard cone type cage but the top of the plant is now eye level. I'm handy with lashing poles together so I'm thinking about cobbling up something myself for cheap as usual. I didn't expect to have this much fun stressing over a plant this summer. Fun is where a person finds it. |
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