How to grow tomatoes using a 5 gallon bucket! We use cans, plastic bottles, and old plant containers as filler for the bottom of our planters. Add soil media a trellis and you are set!
Thanks for posting this. I have been using 5 gallon plastic buckets for years because I can moved them around a bit to get best sun. Your idea of a filler and packing the first level of dirt is something I am going to try.
Don’t ya hate when no one wants to answer your questions? 😂 I do, dang it! What I’ve learned is a “determinant” variety of tomato plants do best in containers… Specifically 5 gallon or 7 gallon buckets. They do you sew because they don’t grow as tall and wide as indeterminate plants do but the downside is once they’ve produced their fruit, they are done. Bummer! So indeterminate tomato plants will give you fruit all seasons like Burpee big boys. I believe that’s a indeterminate, but I’m not positive (because I can’t find the little plastic thing that came with it). 😂
Since he must have died, or lost his account I will answer and it is to save on the cost of the potting mix/soil AND it adds an air gap. I forgot the term used (starts with an H I think) but is used in above ground gardening as well only there they used larger items such as cut trees, etc...
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Thanks for posting this. I have been using 5 gallon plastic buckets for years because I can moved them around a bit to get best sun. Your idea of a filler and packing the first level of dirt is something I am going to try.
Rock on!
I wouldn't use fillers in buckets for tomatoes. They need all that room for root growth...
I thought the same thing.
Thank you, I've seen where you take off the bottom two leave sprouts and plant them under the dirt.
5 gal is the MINIMUM size for tomatoes
not to sure on the filler on a 5 gal.
Will mulch at the bottom hurt the plant's?
How did they turn out
Was wondering myself
Can we grow 2 tomato plants in a 5-gallon container? or will it be too much battle for the resources?
Tomatoes are greedy. 1 plant/ container.
Don’t ya hate when no one wants to answer your questions? 😂 I do, dang it! What I’ve learned is a “determinant” variety of tomato plants do best in containers… Specifically 5 gallon or 7 gallon buckets. They do you sew because they don’t grow as tall and wide as indeterminate plants do but the downside is once they’ve produced their fruit, they are done. Bummer! So indeterminate tomato plants will give you fruit all seasons like Burpee big boys. I believe that’s a indeterminate, but I’m not positive (because I can’t find the little plastic thing that came with it). 😂
What size cage is that?
Whats the point of the filler?
Since he must have died, or lost his account I will answer and it is to save on the cost of the potting mix/soil AND it adds an air gap. I forgot the term used (starts with an H I think) but is used in above ground gardening as well only there they used larger items such as cut trees, etc...
can we use tin bucket
How often should you water?
Every morning