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Growing Container Tomatoes

by on 09/08/10 at 5:50 am

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Container tomatoes are another way to grow tomatoes in your kitchen garden. You will not need any planting bed, and it’s mobile hence you can take your valuable plants if you shift homes. Tomatoes are easy to plant and can be easily grown in containers.

Some of the best advantages of growing tomatoes in containers is that it is perfect for planting especially who have less space, and don’t have outdoor garden. These pots can be placed on the kitchen window sill or any other place where you can get adequate sunlight. Tomatoes require at least six hours of direct sunlight and hence these pots can be removed from place to place in the house to get maximum sunlight. When you grow plants in tubs and containers you don’t have to bother about digging over, especially if you are short on time.

There are an array of varieties of tomatoes that can be grown in containers successfully, but grow baby or plum tomatoes. It is difficult to grow very large tomatoes in the container and pots. These plants can grow to 1 or 2 feet maximum. If you plant tomatoes in pots they will al ripe at once, and hence if you grow small tomatoes you don’t have throw your precious growth. It is equally important to choose the ideal variety of tomato that has lower water demands to be successful in your planting endeavor. These plants need about one inch of water every week to keep the soil moist, make sure that you don’t get over bored and water plants too much, as too much water can cause the plant to wither.

When growing plants in containers, there are always some challenges to be faced. And one of the biggest challenges that you will face is to keep the soil moist and also enough room for the roots to grow and expand. The best way to keep to soil moist is o take a standard terracotta pot that provides sufficient space for the plant and roots to grow and the holes under the pot allow excess water to drain out. To prevent the roots from rotting you can place rocks at the bottom of the pot.

For the best growth you should grow tomatoes in a mix of sphagnum peat, perlite and vermiculite. Organic fertilizers should be added to the soil mix to enhance the growth and fortify the soil. You need to add fertilizer every two of four weeks.

It is a wonderful feeling to know that you can actually grow your own plants and to top it all these are free from any kind of fertilizer or harmful chemicals and hence these organic tomatoes taste better than the store ones. Growing plants in containers is the ideal way of growing if you are an apartment dweller or have limited space, and you can also satisfy the farmer in you.

Growing tomatoes had never been more fun and now with such proper manures and ready soil mixes, you don’t have to go through any hassle to grow tomatoes. So grow your container tomatoes and enjoy and share the taste of sweet and organic tomatoes without any hassle.

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