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When you want to grow tomatoes but have very little space then you can always use containers for them. Container growing tomatoes are best grown on the ground but with special care and attention and doing things a bit more carefully you will have good success.
You must choose suitable varieties for containers. Some varieties have such large fruits that this makes them unsuitable for growing in pots and containers. The reason for this is that tomatoes are very hungry and needy plants when it comes to watering and feeding. The large varieties need a larger root system to sustain the plants long enough and well enough to give you the large tomatoes you would want.
Good types that grow in pots include the small cherry types and the medium ones.Do not grown the very large italian steak tomatoes.
I always use the biggest pots and containers gor tomatoes as I have had problems getting good fruit with small pots. Your plants need regular watering and feeding and to get really good plants the roots need plenty of space. If the roots do not have enough room to grow then neither will you tomatoes.
Tomatoes need constant and regularl feeding through the season once the first flowers have appeared. I do this at the same time every week until the harvest season in almost over. Then just keep watering. I use special tomato feed from a garden centre. I also use this on sweet peppers and cucumbers.
My last hint is to ensire thay are watered daily. It might seem odd to be watering on rainy days but it is needed because the leaves of the plants do not allow the water to get to the pots. The ones in the ground will grow much more easily. Container growing tomatoes for small gardens work very well as long as you follow these simple tips.
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