Can u plant 2 cherry tomatoes plants

gregory · March 5, 2015

In a container that measures 21-22 across the top tapers down some and is around 18 inches tall. I would think they hold 10 gallons or better. Plastic ones sold at the dollar general and lowes. I usually just plant one per pot. The weather turned for the worst and they grew like crazy inside now 27 inches tall. I can plant them on Saturday. I just have 18 plants and I can only give a few away.

heirloomtomaguy · March 5, 2015

It would be better to plant them in individual pots but it will work. You may notice decreased production on both plants. Also if one plant shows signs of disease you can almost guarantee the other one is going down with it.

drew51 · March 5, 2015

Despite the name cherry tomato plants are almost always massive beasts. Maybe some smaller growing plants would be better.

AlittleSalt · March 5, 2015

I got this vision in my head of two different color cherries growing together. Being well manicured and trained like a bonsai tree. Yellow fruit on one side and red on the other.

I think it could be done, but as already written above - any problems with one would be spread to the other.

gregory · March 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I got this vision in my head of two different color cherries growing together. Being well manicured and trained like a bonsai tree. Yellow fruit on one side and red on the other.

I think it could be done, but as already written above - any problems with one would be spread to the other.

This is my 3rd year planting this and sungolds in containers and as it was said large plants. I am not concerned about virus or diseases as I am about crowding the container

Otherwise they get tossed into the compost pile

KarenO · March 5, 2015

Yes. Keep in mind two plants means 2 x the water, fertilizer and support. I do it every year. I call it my cherry tree and it lives on the deck. Last year it was pink and purple bumblebee and it was beautiful. Be prepared for high maintenance though.
Kareno

JamesL · March 5, 2015

Graft the two together and they can share one root ball.
A "double play" graft.
I did 2 "triple plays" last year with cherries. It grows as a normal plant with the "branches" putting out their respective fruit.
Here's a link to Delerium's thread
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?p=404370

Worth1 · March 5, 2015

How about just getting a 20 gallon tote or bigger and planting two in it.
The darn things are cheap you could even cut two holes in the lid for the plants to grow out of helping conserve moisture.

Worth

Stvrob · March 5, 2015

The recycle bins the county provides make great containers for a single tomato. Oftentimes you can find them laying on the side of the road.

Worth1 · March 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by Stvrob

The recycle bins the county provides make great containers for a single tomato. Oftentimes you can find them laying on the side of the road.

Yeah like today on my street, it is trash pickup day.

I am not advocating anything here folks.

Worth

AKmark · March 5, 2015

One plant can get 8 to 10 feet wide if you train the branches.

snugglekitten · March 6, 2015

I think it creates unnecessary stress for the plants, imo, as they are spending more energy defending themselves, trying to outgrow each other for more foliage to get more sun instead of pushing all their energy into fruit production.

This is not a scientifically verified statement, just my own experience.

KarenO · March 7, 2015

Oh I don't know, I don't think these look too stressed.

Would each plant do better in a separate pot? maybe but There were more cherries on my "cherry tree" than most people would want. It can be done but as I said earlier, they are high maintenance, requiring daily watering and regular fertilizer. The Plant on the left against the lattice consists of 2 different color cherries in one pot. In this case, super snow white and Dr. Carolyn pink from 2013. For reference, that lattice is not quite 7 feet.
Gardening rules are made to be broken. Do what you want

KarenO

luigiwu · March 7, 2015

Karen, how big is that pot?

FLRedHeart · March 7, 2015

Tomorrow is my targetted transplant date and I'm running slow. I just finished the arduous task of chopping down and up and removing 17 tomato plants from 5 gallon buckets, one per bucket and tried to recover some of the soil media.

Curiosity got the better of me and I carefully cleaned out the roots of all of them to inspect what was going on, look for disease and pests, and compare to the sizes of the roots. Of the 17, all the 4 cherry/grape varieties completely formed a solid rootbound mass, yet none of the other 13 plants of 7 other varieties did. Interestingly, none of the plants appeared stressed and all were covered in flowers and just beginning to set fruit fine.

If I had a light soil mix, I could see putting 2 cherry tomatoes like these in a 10 gallon tote, but it would be my last choice, I'd put other non-cherry varieties in there first since I can see two cherries in a 10 gallon container lowering yield and breathing "

" space for the roots.

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gregory Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mobile zone 8 Posts: 83	Can u plant 2 cherry tomatoes plants In a container that measures 21-22 across the top tapers down some and is around 18 inches tall. I would think they hold 10 gallons or better. Plastic ones sold at the dollar general and lowes. I usually just plant one per pot. The weather turned for the worst and they grew like crazy inside now 27 inches tall. I can plant them on Saturday. I just have 18 plants and I can only give a few away. __________________ Zone 8 Mobile AL

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	It would be better to plant them in individual pots but it will work. You may notice decreased production on both plants. Also if one plant shows signs of disease you can almost guarantee the other one is going down with it. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	Karen, how big is that pot? __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

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FLRedHeart Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: FL 8b/9a Posts: 262	Tomorrow is my targetted transplant date and I'm running slow. I just finished the arduous task of chopping down and up and removing 17 tomato plants from 5 gallon buckets, one per bucket and tried to recover some of the soil media. Curiosity got the better of me and I carefully cleaned out the roots of all of them to inspect what was going on, look for disease and pests, and compare to the sizes of the roots. Of the 17, all the 4 cherry/grape varieties completely formed a solid rootbound mass, yet none of the other 13 plants of 7 other varieties did. Interestingly, none of the plants appeared stressed and all were covered in flowers and just beginning to set fruit fine. If I had a light soil mix, I could see putting 2 cherry tomatoes like these in a 10 gallon tote, but it would be my last choice, I'd put other non-cherry varieties in there first since I can see two cherries in a 10 gallon container lowering yield and breathing "" space for the roots.

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drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	Despite the name cherry tomato plants are almost always massive beasts. Maybe some smaller growing plants would be better.

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I got this vision in my head of two different color cherries growing together. Being well manicured and trained like a bonsai tree. Yellow fruit on one side and red on the other. I think it could be done, but as already written above - any problems with one would be spread to the other.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Yes. Keep in mind two plants means 2 x the water, fertilizer and support. I do it every year. I call it my cherry tree and it lives on the deck. Last year it was pink and purple bumblebee and it was beautiful. Be prepared for high maintenance though. Kareno

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JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Graft the two together and they can share one root ball. A "double play" graft. I did 2 "triple plays" last year with cherries. It grows as a normal plant with the "branches" putting out their respective fruit. Here's a link to Delerium's thread http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?p=404370

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	How about just getting a 20 gallon tote or bigger and planting two in it. The darn things are cheap you could even cut two holes in the lid for the plants to grow out of helping conserve moisture. Worth

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Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	The recycle bins the county provides make great containers for a single tomato. Oftentimes you can find them laying on the side of the road.

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AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	One plant can get 8 to 10 feet wide if you train the branches.

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snugglekitten BANNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Land of the White Eagle Posts: 341	I think it creates unnecessary stress for the plants, imo, as they are spending more energy defending themselves, trying to outgrow each other for more foliage to get more sun instead of pushing all their energy into fruit production. This is not a scientifically verified statement, just my own experience.