If your garden is small i recommend that container growing is the best option because you can put them in good locations and maintain them easliy. Container growing tomatoes will grow just as well as those grown in the main garden but you need to do a couple of things a bit differently to 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.
The second thing you must do is to use only your largest containers and pots for tomatoes. Your plants need regular watering and feeding and to get really good plants the roots need plenty of space. Tomato roots that are restricted will reduce the size and quality of your fruits.
When the first truss of flowers appears then you should feed them weekly. I do this at the same time every week until the harvest season in almost over. Then you just continue with water. 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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