Hi all! I’m new to container gardening and still figuring things out through lots of trial and error. For those of you who have had success growing tomatoes, which varieties do you prefer? Any advice for pruning, fertilizing, etc?

I’m currently growing Brandywine Red, Better Boy, Husky Cherry, and Yellow Cherry. I also have a Rosella sprout in the aerogarden that will hopefully be ready for transplant in the next week or so. They’re all doing well health-wise, but I’m wondering if there’s anything I could be doing better to increase yield.

Thanks for any advice you can offer! 🍅

  • CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    1 year ago

    I have some Fourth-of-July tomatoes in containers right now. I buy them as large starts from the nursery due to my short growing season (I live in a northern semi desert). I water basically every day and absolutely tomato plants need fertilizer! I am trying to feed them once a week or every other week. If not, they will cannibalize their lower leaves to push out new growth up high. You will see leaf yellowing at the bottom if that is happening.

    • Precious Roy@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Oh that’s good to know, thank you for sharing! I’m late to the fertilizer game, but picked up a bag of Tomato Tone last weekend. I’ve never heard of Fourth-of-July, but am going to look into them now as an option for next year.