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Begginers Guide To Growing Hanging Tomato Plants

The problem many people face when wanting to grow their own tomatoes is lack of garden space. A simple solution to this is to use a container for growing hanging tomato plants. As long as you take the time to correctly set up your seedlings in the right container you will find several advantages over traditional tomato gardening.

Choosing the best variety of tomato to grow should be your first step. There are over 700 different types to choose from but let’s look at three of the easiest and most popular ones to grow.

1 – Cherry. This is quite a small variety of tomato and relatively easy to grow. Being smaller than some of their cousins that are grown outdoors they don’t take up too much space and are therefore a good choice for growing in a hanging container. They vary in size from about your thumbnail right up to a golf ball size.

Growing Good Tomatoes From Seed.

Tomato Seeds container, plants

Growing tomatoes seeds are one of the chances any plant fanatics will want. To grab this you need to find a seed from a trusted commercial source. They are the ones capable of giving you the best. Seeds that are below 4 years old are suggested, its germination rate decrease by age.

A starter seed mix is favorable compared to garden soil. The soils from the garden are heavy and compact easily, as well as become a source of disease-causing organisms. Avoid using high fertilizer content in mix as well.

Once the seeds get warmth and moisture then it will most likely germinate. As soon as they are germinated then they should be placed in pots for initial growth. It is more preferable to use larger container that drains excess water. The number of plants you wish to grow will also determine the choice of container to use. Those who grow plants at home have a variety to choose from like plastic cups or Styrofoam. Anything will actually do as long as you can place a hole at the bottom to serve as water drainage.

With in 6-8 weeks, given with proper care a full grown tomato can be transplanted. The time to start putting your plants in container must be known before planting seed and you should not go wrong in planting tomatoes too early. Try to check out on friends regarding the calculation of your seed start date.