Garden

[JustJazzmom]

I usually don't @mousiegirl, I keep tying up the side stems to the spiral. 

[mousiegirl]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

I usually don't @mousiegirl, I keep tying up the side stems to the spiral. 

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@JustJazzmom  that's what I do, but you seem to have more tomatoes than leaves.  

[sabatini]

I tried the tomato spiral, but my plant quickly outgrew it, & also outgrew the tallest wooden stakes I could find at HD & Lowes.

I've now got it tied to a tall, iron shepherd's hook, but that won't last much longer either.

I wish that the stakes & spirals came in bigger sizes. 

[JustJazzmom]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

I usually don't @mousiegirl, I keep tying up the side stems to the spiral. 

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@JustJazzmom  that's what I do, but you seem to have more tomatoes than leaves.  

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That is not a photo of mine, but an internet photo just to show what a tomato spiral looks like.

[Carmie]

If tomato plants are potted, they do better in a tall deep pot, rather than a wide shallow one.

tomato plant roots go very deep rather than spreading out.

i have a patio tomato plant in a pot that is doing much better than the ones I planted directly in the ground.

we are finally getting sunshine and warmer weather.  So far, it has been cold and rainy and the garden is weeks behind in maturity.

[SydneyH]

Help!  I have two patio tomato plants in a planter, one is flowering and has clearly vibrant growth, the other has dark leaves that are curling.  I see no evidence of a pest issue but I need feedback.