I've treated these three plants all the same with planting, fertilizing, and watering. Not sure what's going on with the first one. I'm in 7b.
Photo order: 1) Early Girl 2) Black Krim 3) Sungold Cherry
by boderek20
5 Comments
Numerous-Stranger-81
How often are you watering them and how hot has it been?
Davekinney0u812
Curling is most likely from the heat and I bet the plants are a bit stressed in those relatively small containers.
I’d add container growing indeterminate tomatoes is difficult even in large containers. Supporting the growth, roots get too crowded and the swings in moisture etc kinda leave the plant stressed IMO
MelzaB
In a pot the roots get hotter than in the ground, so you need to water once a day and if you’re in the heatwave maybe 2x a day.
ASecularBuddhist
What type of soil did you use?
XcrazyXdaisy
I live in Southern California, don’t know the number 9 I think, droughts and in the summer every day is 90 plus degrees. I have found with my container tomato’s that building a sun shade helps A LOT. I use either 30 or 40 percent shade tarp I don’t remember and It keeps the plants much cooler and helps with the water evaporation and consumption. My containers aren’t the biggest either, but the reduced stress from heat, shade and water fluctuation has helped with my yield. Not everyone has my extremes, but I’m telling you if you have the room a sun shade will do wonders.
5 Comments
How often are you watering them and how hot has it been?
Curling is most likely from the heat and I bet the plants are a bit stressed in those relatively small containers.
I’d add container growing indeterminate tomatoes is difficult even in large containers. Supporting the growth, roots get too crowded and the swings in moisture etc kinda leave the plant stressed IMO
In a pot the roots get hotter than in the ground, so you need to water once a day and if you’re in the heatwave maybe 2x a day.
What type of soil did you use?
I live in Southern California, don’t know the number 9 I think, droughts and in the summer every day is 90 plus degrees. I have found with my container tomato’s that building a sun shade helps A LOT. I use either 30 or 40 percent shade tarp I don’t remember and It keeps the plants much cooler and helps with the water evaporation and consumption. My containers aren’t the biggest either, but the reduced stress from heat, shade and water fluctuation has helped with my yield. Not everyone has my extremes, but I’m telling you if you have the room a sun shade will do wonders.