Maybe slugs don’t
like tomatoes, but I didn’t want to check - these were my last seeds of Silver
Fir Tree heirloom tomatoes, so taking a risk to get out of the variety was not
an option.
Considering very late
sowing, I am surprised with amount of tomatoes that are on the way. As they say
‘it’s never too late’! I sow the seeds in May – one month later than the latest
recommended date in our zone (6B). “It’s going to be miracle if I get any
tomatoes this year” – I was thinking while transplanting the seedlings to the
containers in the garden, angry on myself for this stupid oversight.
There is one crucial
element for success if you ask yourself:
How to grow tomatoes in
containers?
Potting mix – is the
key to success. Tomatoes are great gluttons, they need to be fed properly. I
usually mix compost with manure and this makes yummy potting mix for tomatoes –
it looks they are happy, I haven’t get them additional fertilizer, thou. By the
way - I never use artificial for my veggies, they always are organic.
Second key to success
in growing tomatoes in containers is water. Soil in the pots has the tendency
to dry much faster than the ground soil – water it every day and in hotter days
even twice a day.
This year I grow two
heirloom varieties “Silver Fir Tree” and “Black Seaman”.
Silver Fir Tree – mid
size plants, determinate, tomatoes fist-sized, red. This variety despite of
being utterly delicious is particularly stunning, because of the ferny,
delicate, sometimes silver-toned foliage.
The color of the tomatoes is between red and orange, very tasty, bit sour, with
pretty strong skin. I will eat them all fresh, no drying.
Maybe I should have grown my tomatoes in containers, too...
ReplyDeleteUnfortunatley we do have lots of slugs in our garden and they love tomatoes....
Your tomatoes look beautiful and very yummy!
Have a nice day, Monika
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ReplyDeleteMamy takie same talerze;))
Pozdraiam cieplo.
Monika, cohorts of slugs sweeping my garden didn't notice tomatoes in containers, so it works!
ReplyDeleteKasia, warto, warto, nic tak nie smakuje jak własne pomidorki :)
ReplyDeleteI am unable to grow tomatoes in containers, it's just impossible to keep them watered inn Texas summers. I did have some success growing them in bales of straw, but the price of straw has gone up so much the last few years that it's not practical. Have you ever heard of that method?
ReplyDeleteClaude, yes I've heard. Never tried, no straw bales in the neighborhood
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. Actually, I'm planning to plant tomatoes on my project containers. I would like to experience harvesting it. It would be a nice experience. :-D
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to grow them in containers! We have so much wild life .. and slugs .. an outdoor garden is almost impossible. Heirloom are my favorite!
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