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    Has anyone got any ideas as to what size pot to use for single truss tomatoes?

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    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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    I can't imagine you'd need a big pot to be honest due to the small plant size. I'd be comfortable with something around 5 litres I think. Maybe smaller if you were feeling brave.

    A question tho. What's your reasoning for trying the single truss method. Are you chasing the improved flavour rumour? Or is it a height restriction? Or are you trying a tiered method for increasing yield in an area? All very interesting nonetheless.

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    • #3
      I'm wondering why too? I think I may give it a go on the kitchen windowsill with a few arm pits, perhaps I can get away with a couple in a 5litre pot?

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      • #4
        No reason really, Valleyman, just thought that I would experiment. The first thing that I have noticed is that the first truss of flowers is not as large as the later ones.

        We will see!!!!!!
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          Have you seen this http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...oes_84811.html Roitelet?

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          • #6
            Yes thanks VC, mine is just a query about pot size. Think I might just try 2 - 2.5 litre pots 'cos I'm tight and don't want to have to buy more.
            Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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            • #7
              I'm having a go at double truss this year due to lack of space in the porch (no greenhouse) and have put my toms 3 to a 30 ltr pot and I have planted them so they might drape over the edges of the pot.
              I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

              Outreach co-ordinator for the Gnome, Pixie and Fairy groups within the Nutters Club.

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              • #8
                My 1 and 2 truss tomatoes are in 3l pots. I have tried 2l pots but the plants didn't look happy at all.
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                • #9
                  Looks like I'll have to spend some euros then!!!!!

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                  Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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                  • #10
                    There seems to be an obsession with growing plants in as little compost as possible. Why? compost is cheap enough and the larger the volume the less likely it is to dry out. All my tomatoes go in a 35L bucket each.
                    photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html

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                    • #11
                      Do you think successional sowing would work using this method? It would suit me as I don't want tall plants because my plots very windy
                      When do you think they could be sowed up until?

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                      • #12
                        Have you tried growing some bush toms Spunky?

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                        • #13
                          No I haven't to be honest scarlet I'm growing black cherry, costoluto fiorentino and some 100s 1000s in hanging baskets
                          I might try sowing some till the end of June and see what happens, any suggestions for good bush toms Ill give them a try next year

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                          • #14
                            If you are growing the same varieties, rather than successional sowing why not just pot up some armpits, or do as I do and let the sideshoots at the bottom grow up to replace the original stem.
                            A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Bill HH View Post
                              There seems to be an obsession with growing plants in as little compost as possible. Why? compost is cheap enough and the larger the volume the less likely it is to dry out. All my tomatoes go in a 35L bucket each.
                              Not so much as little compost as possible, but as little space as possible in my case. It simply would not be feasible to put 12 x 35l buckets on my sitting room windowsill!
                              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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