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Old March 7, 2013   #6
Fred Hempel
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In Berkeley, this is not a surprising result.

Cool summers often cause people to overwater tomatoes in the ground, while container plants have higher temps and may have watering conditions (drier) suited to flavorful fruit.

That said, you could probably get great tomatoes from plants in the ground if you 1) add some compost to the soil, and 2) back off on the water a bit.
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