[polly nator]

In past seasons I have frequently taken off several levels of leaves and buried the tomatoes pretty deeper and deeper ... and its always been effective.

[dugless]

What did you think they were 

[JayG]

What did you think they were 

I'm not going to jeopardise my million pounds a year salary by telling you that Dugless! 

[Buddleja]

What size pots do you use for the final pot? I've read various sizes - in inches, cm and litres and I'm not sure what to get. Also, the really big pots seem very expensive and I have about 16 plants! Will I need to pot them all up or is that too ambitious? I'm not sure how many tomatoes you get from each plant 

[AndyRVTR]

B&Q buckets orange are ideal and cost a £1 

[Buddleja]

Thanks Andy that's a better price than I'd seen so far. Will see if I can get some during the week.

[snowdrops]

Flower buckets at Asda used to be free or same things at Morrisons 8 for 99p, I take the bottoms out as I usually grow as ring culture on to gravel in a tray.

[polly nator]

I'd endorse the Morriosns flower buckets idea. You have to drill some drainage holes though. I've had plenty of success with these.

[Sadgit]

I would love to pot mine on.. they are still stuck in the house.. has been 3-4C at night this week.. still too damn cold to put out in the greenhouse.. totally sick of this weather

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Do Morrison's still do this?

Do you have to ask for them, or are they normally stacked somewhere?

Why do they re-use them?

[Sadgit]

Do Morrison's still do this?

Do you have to ask for them, or are they normally stacked somewhere?

Why do they re-use them?

yes I have seen them under the flowers or near the fruit and veg.. I got loads a couple of years ago and still use them now.

[mjpalin]

I went into Morrisons last weekend, ours no longer sells the empty flower buckets, but the lady behind the counter was happy to give me the 3 spare ones she had.