Planting Tomatoes in a Growing Bag
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Step 1: Prep the Growing Bag
Using a knife, carefully cut three openings in the top of the growing bag and cut drainage holes in the base. If using bottomless pots (buy ready-made, or make your own), insert them into the openings and fill with soil.
Step 2: Plant the Tomatoes
When the plants are hardened off and the first flowers are about to open, plant into the bag or the pots so that the top of the root ball is just below the soil surface. Firm the soil around the roots and water well.
Step 3: Remove the Sideshoots
Add canes or strong wires for support. Take care to pinch out all fast-growing sideshoots between the leaves and stem — they divert valuable energy away from fruit production. Apply a liquid tomato fertilizer weekly.
Step 4: Support the Stems
Tie in the main stems with twine as they grow. Stop the plant from growing taller by removing the growing tip, two leaves beyond the fifth or sixth cluster (truss) of fruit. This diverts the plant’s energy into the last fruits of the season.
Step 5: Consider Growing Other Crops
Other summer crops, such as lettuce, suit growing bags, taking only 8-12 weeks from seed to the cropping stage.
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Excerpted from Simple Steps: Vegetable Gardening
© Dorling Kindersley Limited 2007
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