Many container-grown tomato plants need support from a tomato cage, stake, or trellis. I bury the seedlings half deep in the potting mix, removing any leaves that would be under the soil. Planting each tomato seedling deeply encourages strong, deep-rooted plants. Tomato plants have the lovely ability to form roots all along their stems. Or, can just use a compost-rich planting medium like FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil. To keep container-grown tomatoes happy, I fill my pots with a 50-50 mixture of a high-quality potting mix like Pro-Mix Vegetable and Herb and compost. Tomatoes appreciate a well-drained soil but also grow best when given plenty of organic matter. Many companies also offer planters with attached trellises for easy set-up and an instant tomato garden. Fabric pots are free-draining and don’t need drainage holes. For that reason, I tend to grow my container tomatoes in plastic pots or fabric planters. This is easy to do with a drill if the pot is made from plastic or wood, harder if it’s a ceramic pot. Tomatoes need excellent drainage and if the pot has just a single drainage hole, you’ll need to add more. Once you’ve found the right sized pot, flip it over and check to see if it has drainage holes. When looking for the best tomatoes for containers, read the description of the variety noting its mature size and pick an appropriate-sized pot. Others, like ‘Sungold’ can grow over seven-feet tall and need a large five to seven gallon container. Some tomatoes, like ‘Micro Tom’ grow just a foot tall and can be planted in small, six-inch diameter containers. When growing in containers, there are a few simple strategies you can use to boost success and keep plants healthy and productive. Growing tomatoes in containers: 7 strategies for success
I grow a wide variety of slicing, cherry, and paste tomatoes in fabric planters in my garden and polytunnel. Tomatoes are a vegetable that thrives when grown in pots and you can help ensure success when you pick the best varieties for containers and pair them with my seven strategies for growing a bumper crop of delicious tomatoes in pots. Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown in gardens, but even small or no-space gardeners can enjoy a harvest of homegrown tomatoes when they plant in containers.
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