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Old August 15, 2020   #8
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Th secret is pretty much lots of fertilizer lots of water.
And actually going for a small container makes little sense, unless you grow on a window sill or some other narrow space or you plan to move them around (which I really don't recommend, sure, it's fine for a few microdwarfs but otherwise it will become a chore you will hate). The thing is, that plant will need more space than the container size, all you do is save money on container and medium (which is nice but they can be reused, so it's better to invest well from the beginning).
About 7-10 gal is a good size for the novice that will probably not have things like drip irrigation, or water super consistently. And for novices I also recommend determinates. One can have some pretty impressive crop from a determinate with not so much care, and there are plenty that taste good. They set fruit better, don't grow as tall, make more fruit per plant size.
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