Tomato plants in grow bags or ground?

quickstepqueen

This year I've planted some strawberrty plants direct into the grow bag, but with my tomato plants, I tip the grow bag mixture into tubs as I find it easier to stake the plants.

arkonite_babe

We have a thread similar to this already, I'll add your query to it so all the replies are together. Posts are listed in date order so you'll need to read from the beginning to catch up

Primrose

If you have the space in a nice sunny border, I think growing tomatoes straight in the soil rather than a Growbag is far more satifactory. The cherry tomato type plants grow very tall (up to six feet) and it's difficult to anchor them satisfactorily in Growbags, whereas a nice strong stake in the soil will keep them properly anchored. It's also easier to control the watering when they're in the soil.

BabyKat

im in aberdeen shire and mine have been out about a week already adn doing okay...i planted another 2 out tonight

mardatha

can somebody tell me about the artic & russian varieties of tomato --or was it a joke ?

Zazen999

mardatha wrote: »

can somebody tell me about the artic & russian varieties of tomato --or was it a joke ?

No joke; what do you want to know - or try googling either and you might find your answer.

Lotus-eater

Primrose wrote: »

If you have the space in a nice sunny border, I think growing tomatoes straight in the soil rather than a Growbag is far more satifactory. The cherry tomato type plants grow very tall (up to six feet) and it's difficult to anchor them satisfactorily in Growbags, whereas a nice strong stake in the soil will keep them properly anchored. It's also easier to control the watering when they're in the soil.

Too right, growbags = PITA

squiggle37

i have planted my spare tom plants in ground i just couldnt bear to throw them away, i got 4 growing in them buckets from morrisons in the bottom of my plastic greenhouse i took the shelves out.

Primrose

Squiggel - I'm exactly like you - can't bear to waste spare veggie plants, so in our garden you're likely to find the odd surplus tomato plant popped in a front garden border, or lettuces growing amongst the geraniums. Right now we have -strawberry plants taking up almost one entire front garden border. Not only do they make excellent ground cover and prevent weeds growing, the white flowers are very pretty and encourage the bees so it's a useful way of having an edible border. And the plants are very hardy and seem to survive the hard frosts.

mardatha

ok, just wanted to try them here as its cold even inside the house