where can i put my tomato plants?

misskool

aliasojo wrote: »

At the risk of asking a really daft question why pot up into slightly bigger pots rather than the big end pot they will be living in?

The bigger the pot, the more water is in it and you may well drown the plants. I pot them up from modules to the next size up and to the next size up but I have been known to skip from the third size to the final pot depending on the weather.

I grow some in the greenhouse and some outdoors. The key with growing under glass is to let the bees in to pollinate

morg_monster

I did mine last year in growbags but they all kind of tangled together and were a bit of a mess. Great yield though! This year I'm doing morrisons buckets too, much easier to move around the patio. I do use growbag compost in them though.

CommitedToChange

thanks for the tips guys - I picked up 32 buckets in morrisions this morning for £4

ALIBOBSY

We used some growbags last year and some in pots with the growbag compost. the ones in pots seemed to do much better and were easier to stake, although in grow bags they did ok-they seemed to dry out quicker and the roots started to grow out the top of the bag looking for water I assume.

Some of my toms and aubergines are getting pretty big and have been potted on to small pots, now need to go into a mid sized but not much space in the house now. Think i will put some in the unheated greenhouse and leave some in the porch as insurance in case we get a freak late frost.

ali x

Sally_A

Result CtC :beer:

I only pot up into slightly larger pots, so the plants still feel safe and comfy, rather than going from a 2 leafed seedling to a 10 inch pot which often results in the shole thing keeling over and dying with the shock.

Unsure if this is scientifically proven, yes it is a lot of faff, but it works.

Furny

aliasojo wrote: »

At the risk of asking a really daft question why pot up into slightly bigger pots rather than the big end pot they will be living in?

I keep potting mine up in to slightly larger pots because then I can keep them inside until risk of frost passes as I wouldn't have space to keep all the flower buckets inside with seedlings in.
I had great results last year in the Morissons flower buckets (one to a bucket).

CommitedToChange

another Daft question - I assume I need to drill holes in the bottom of the morrisions buckets? Is there any way to do this without a drill or do I need to invest in one?

Sally_A

Yes, you will need approx 7- 8 holes, if you have no drill a skewer can achieve the same effect, as can a long screw.

Furny

CommitedToChange wrote: »

another Daft question - I assume I need to drill holes in the bottom of the morrisions buckets? Is there any way to do this without a drill or do I need to invest in one?

Yes you do for drainage.
I make the holes either with a hot knife (heated on the cooker) or a hot large nail/screw (held by a pair of plyers heated the same way) It cuts like a knife through butter!.
You don't need to buy a drill especially, I have never used one & had no problems.
Don't forget also the crocks or pebbbles etc in the bottom of the pots to help too!.

CommitedToChange

brilliant - thanks guys