How many plants in a 22 inch wide container?
My daughter bought a round 22 inch wide container from Sam's Club that stands 18 inches tall,she asked if she can put 2 tomato plants in it?I never grown anything in containers.The plants I grew from seed are,Black Krim,Orange Russian 117 and Early Girl.What are your thoughts?
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One only one plant.
Worth |
Thanks Worth,that's what I told her.I was just making sure as I have never tried tomatoes in a container.
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If she has a twin stalk seedling (both seeds germinated) she could plant those together and have a little more production. I have heard they compete and its not ideal, but honestly I have seen my dual plants actually perform well. Not sure if the competition makes them do better or just coincidence.
Also I am sure she is aware but do not use soil. Use a good potting mix or they will drown. |
[QUOTE=HoustonHeat;648691]If she has a twin stalk seedling (both seeds germinated) she could plant those together and have a little more production. [/QUOTE]
I've found that trying to separate them causes more long term harm than letting them grow together. And sometimes, if one isn't pinched when very young, it can grow back! |
That's 55 cm! That's a whole lot. I grow 2 in 45 cm pruned to one stem.
Why grow one when you can try two different varieties. |
At 22" across and 12" deep it would be a true 20gal, and a very large pot if you're fertigating with water soluble nutrients. So that's a biggest consideration, how you're feeding and through what media.
As a general recommendation I'd say one plant and make it a high production, hardy disease tolerant cherry, like Sungold or Sweet Million. If it's a more confident grower wanting to explore pruning, 2 plants trimmed to one stem, like zipcode said. |
I grow two plants in a 5 gallon and both are pruned to single stem. Many commercial growers use containers about the same size with two plants also.
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I grow single tomato plants in 22" containers. I am not a single stem grower, so I can't say what kind of production you would get from more than one plant in a pot that size pruned to a single.
I can say that a cared for, multiple stem single plant can produce pretty heavily and dominate that pot. Also, no need to fill more than about 60% with soil. A couple of mine... Black Prince [ATTACH]74344[/ATTACH] German Johnson [ATTACH]74345[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]74346[/ATTACH] Please also consider how tall a single stem plant will get in that container and that your production will be limited to the trusses that form on that one stem. I like to begin topping my plants at about 6 or 7 feet and this is an easier decision when I have multiple healthy growing stems at or below that level. |
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What kind of cages are those? Looks like the horizontal supports snap on, so are adjustable? GG |
[QUOTE=zipcode;648859]That's 55 cm! That's a whole lot. I grow 2 in 45 cm pruned to one stem.
Why grow one when you can try two different varieties.[/QUOTE] I agree completely. I have 10 planters about that size on my patio with 2 plants each in them and they do well. All are single stem. Space is not the issue. The biggest issue is higher water requirements for 2 plants versus one. As long as they never wilt then they will do fine. |
[QUOTE=Greatgardens;651232]@JohnJones-
What kind of cages are those? Looks like the horizontal supports snap on, so are adjustable? GG[/QUOTE] This... [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj-3FGMuC_Y[/url] I use 4 stakes. It works well for me, but I do have to top the plants at 7 or 8 feet to keep it from getting too top heavy. I place them close together so they can lean on each other a bit. |
What kind of growth habit is the tomato you want to grow it this huge pot. If it is an indeter, determinate or dwarf, you could likely put in 1, 2 or 3 plants...
I'm growing dwarf Bison in kitty litter boxes, one per container. So far, they are doing great. Just the regular old style tomato rings/supports are being used to help support them. They don't really need support, but because it is often windy and they are in a container that could tip over, why not try help them stay up? zeroma |
[QUOTE=zipcode;648859]That's 55 cm! That's a whole lot. I grow 2 in 45 cm pruned to one stem.
Why grow one when you can try two different varieties.[/QUOTE] I've been growing 1 in a 4 gallon bucket for years, it just depends on watering at least daily & fertilizer regularly, plus a time-release fertilizer in the media... |
Go with the Early Girl and the Black Krim, there's space for both. Limit the number of stems and top them at 5-6ft. There's plenty of time for a fall harvest. Fertigation will be key!
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