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06-11-2017 11:54 PM
I bought what they call a patio tomato plant, it's about 9" tall and has some tomatoes already on it. There's also a small type "cage" but my question is, should I replant this in a larger pot?
06-12-2017 12:29 AM
06-12-2017 01:14 AM
I think I'd also pinch the little tomatoes off to give the root system a better chance of developing. A plant 9" high is too small to support the fruit. At this point you want the strength of the plant to go to developing roots, not tomatoes. They'll come soon enough.
06-12-2017 06:25 AM
I've done those. I am a gardener. Sometimes I am too lazy to up-pot things like that - they will do fine, but be aware that you may have to water numerous times a day in the high heat of Summer.
Fertilize regularly, also. I like MiracleGro for tomatoes (also excellent for geraniums) and fish/seaweed emulsion, used alternately (or whichever I choose that day).
The little cage won't be enough to support the vine as it grows, so I like to find a deck rail or something like that to drape it over, or tie it to.
Of course, if you want to repot, go ahead. Put a bigger cage around it, but hurry. It becomes difficult to maneuver all that stuff as the plant grows.
Happy tomatoes!🍅
06-12-2017 06:47 AM
I'm not going to re-pot mine although it probably is a good idea.
06-12-2017 11:25 AM
I would repot to a larger pot and I use for my in the ground ones a tomato spiral. Internet photo below:
06-12-2017 09:09 PM
@JustJazzmom@AuntG@Sweetbay magnolia@Kachina624@x Hedge
Thank You!
@JustJazzmom where do you find those tomato spirals?
06-12-2017 09:18 PM
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06-12-2017 09:26 PM
Mine aren't flowering yet.......
06-13-2017 12:23 PM
@JustJazzmom wrote:I would repot to a larger pot and I use for my in the ground ones a tomato spiral. Internet photo below:
@JustJazzmom Do you pinch off leaves? I hardly see any.
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