Tomatoes

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Permalink Reply by Kerry on April 28, 2011 at 8:54pm

My mum tried them a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck. She went back to growing them normally with supports last year.

Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on April 29, 2011 at 4:51am

My cousin, who lives in S. Ontario, grows  tomato and pepper plants on her balcony.  She has tried both hanging and regular pots for her cherry tomatoes.  The hanging pots tend to dry out more quickly than the regular pots.  She said the cherry tomatoes tend to stay bushy and don't need support.  Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on August 2, 2011 at 2:43pm

How are your tomato plants ?   They must be loving this weather.  My cousin has lots of tomatoes on her plants and green peppers as well.

Permalink Reply by Jean Strange on February 29, 2012 at 6:27pm

Hi Chris. Go for it.  I have been growing tomatoes this way for two years now and they are delicious. If you can buy one of those hanging bags you only need to put one plant in to get pounds of tomatoes. Very easy to grow. Put the tomato plant through the hole at the bottom and fill up with good compost from the top. Water each day (about one pint) very important as they need lots of water and feed once a week with tomato food.(from the top)  You will not be disappointed. They can also be grown in hanging baskets but I found the bags are much better. If you do use baskets you would probably need two or maybe three plants. When they start to flower you wil see how many toms you are going to get as each flower will turn into a yummy tomato.  Good luck    

Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on March 1, 2012 at 5:35am

Thanks Jean.  It's good to have the info from someone who has tried this.  We are still in the grips of winter but your comment brings a reminder that spring will soon (?) be here !

Permalink Reply by Jean Strange on March 1, 2012 at 11:09am

Hi Linda, glad the info was helpful.  We are doing quite well here in the UK we have had a very mild few days, sometimes in double figures (plus not minus :). Was chatting with my son last night and the weather in PA is still pretty cold. They have just celebrated their Winter Festival and are now in the clearing up process. A good time was had by all from what I have been told. The Canadian Challenge Sled Race was quite impressive -we don't have anything like that over here. Anyway roll on spring. I have already got some plants on the way. Love the warmer weather and can't wait to get back into the garden. Must get back to my knitting. ttys.