How to Grow Tomatoes with Container Gardening

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Watch more Vegetable Gardening videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/316233-... • If you have a confined space but still want to grow tomatoes, patio tomatoes are ideal because they only grow to be 2 feet tall. • Step 1: Choose a container • Choose a container for your tomatoes. Be sure to use something with adequate drainage that has a diameter of at least 12 inches. • Step 2: Buy undemanding varieties • Buy tomato varieties that don't demand too much water so they stay strong throughout the summer. • Tip • Buy plants marked patio tomato or dwarf indeterminate,' which have a smaller, stockier growth pattern but will bear for a much longer time. • Step 3: Fill container • Promote adequate drainage by adding a few inches of gravel to your container. Then fill it halfway with potting soil designed for vegetables. • Step 4: Plant the plant • Place your plant in the container and then fill it the rest of the way with soil mixed with slow-acting fertilizer, leaving 2 to 3 inches at the top. • Step 5: Add compost • Mix a couple inches of compost into the top couple inches of soil. Tomatoes are heavy feeders and love organic matter. • Step 6: Make sure the plant gets enough sunlight • Put your plant in an area where it can get at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight. • Step 7: Water • Water the plant on a regular basis. Tomatoes need an inch of water per week. Tomatoes do most of their growing during the evening, so water in the late afternoon. • Step 8: Fertilize • Add fertilizer every two to four weeks and harvest your tomatoes all season long. • Did You Know? • As of 2004, the largest annual food fight was in Spain, with 38,000 people throwing 275,500 pounds of tomatoes in 1 hour.

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