White Flower Farm - How to Grow Tomatoes in a Container

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If you have an area that receives at least 6-8 hours of sun a day during the summer, such as a patio, deck, or small backyard, you can grow Tomatoes in containers. Any pot roughly the size of a six-gallon bucket will work, as long as it has drainage holes in the bottom. Use a good-quality potting mix because soil from the ground won't drain well and may rot the plants' roots. Watch as nursery manager Barbara Pierson tips a young Tomato seedling out of its pot and plants it into a large container. She discusses potting mix and amendments, how deep to plant, when to stake, and the best way to find out if your plant needs water.

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[fnasring]

What is the smallest size container suggested to grow tomatoes?

[TheTomatogardener]

@fnasring It should be a 5 gallon container at least...that would be 20' diameter.

I think the roots should be "massaged" as well, to stimulate it and let it know that it's being transferred to different soil.

[ZawadiSimone]

The mentioned that the plant gets big very quickly. How many months specifically will it take to reach the top of the stake?

[YourGardenShow]

Mmm, cannot wait for summer days of freshly picked homegrown tomatoes! Great, informative video.

[fatturdburger]

breaking up the roots can cause root rot.

[Monticola22]

ya it'll defiantly make them grow faster if you break them up a bit

[coirgreen]

Does anyone use Growbags (Combination of coco peat and/or husk chips) to grow Tomato's? Growbags are 100% natural and environmentally sustainable, used widely in the industry due to the benefits of the product for Tomato growing...

Help protect our environment, use environmentally friendly products.

[zanpakutogr]

why don't you break up the roots when you took the seedling out of the pot? doesn't that make it grow slower?

[DC180]

Nice vid... damn.. i think i have packed plants to firm..

[r26y871]

Thank you! This was very helpful, as I was wondering about whether I should clip off the leaves before burying the tomato plants deeply. I also did not know about over-watering after there are tomatoes on the plants, as it will cause them to crack! No wonder I kept getting cracked tomatoes in previous years! Do I have to use a tomato fertilizer or will plain ol' Osmocote do?...and do I absolutely need to fertilize? Thank you so much!