how many toms??

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how many toms??
« on: April 21, 2012, 19:45 »
plants that is would, you put in a flower bucket size container? they are plum tomatos and a beefsteak or would a flower bucket be big enough??   ???
some people are like slinkys......they're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face as you push them down the stairs!!

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 19:46 »
One, probably, per bucket.  They are hungry and thirsty plants - won't like the competition.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 19:57 »
One and only one, definitely!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 21:56 »
ok thanks but, would they benifit from a slightly bigger container ?? or should i stick with the flower bucket??   ???

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 21:58 »
They will grow in a flower bucket with generous feeding and regular watering, but the bigger the better IMO

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 22:05 »
12" diameter for mine.

Don't ask me about size in litres!

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 23:04 »
12" diameter for mine.

Don't ask me about size in litres!

For future reference the larger round flower buckets are about 10 litres which I'd say is the minimum for toms.

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2012, 08:39 »
I grow them successfully in flower buckets - one each.  But you do have to be disciplined with the watering - they make an alcoholic look abstemious!  :D  And make arrangements even for the odd day if you have to be away; rain wont do it once they get cracking.
All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about (Charles Kingsley)

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Re: how many toms??
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 13:16 »
Builders buckets for me, a few holes popped in the bottom.... I think they hold 14 ltrs of compost....  :)


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