Tomatoes.

Can anyone tell me roughly what size pot (litres) to put tomatoes in. I normally grow them in growbags, but im having a change this year. Thank you

 

I grow mine in the flower buckets from Morrisons and they do fine in there.

 

I'm sure @pamsdish forgot to mention it, but make some hole(s) in the bottom for drainage, a flat wood bit though the bottom with a piece of wood underneath works well. If you start with a lower compost level in the bucket when planting into it, then top up as the plant grows you'll get a better root system.

They come in two sizes, I'd only use the larger 9.5" top diameter ones (tapering to 7.25" at base and 10" high) for tomatoes. If growing outdoors they're a handy size to shift back under cover if there's a chilly night forecast, much easier than trying to move a growbag!

 

Those ex-Morrisons buckets are 9 Litres and are the smallest 'pot' I'd use for tomatoes. If using 'proper' normal shaped pots I'd use a 10 Litre pot that's only got a 7" soil fill depth.

It's because of that tall bucket/pot shape I'd recommend only filling part height when planting, then topping up, so you get a full root system to the full, greater depth of 'pot'.

 

I grow mine in cheap B&Q buckets with some holes made in the bottom.

 

As per Scrungee's advice above.

I'm using those old flower buckets from Morrisons, with lots of holes in, for most of mine this year. Last year I started even earlier in January, overfed them and got some giant (7ft+ outdoors) high yielding plants that completely filled a 30l container with roots. But those were exceptional big plants and the cost of all those pots and compost was too much.

 

Thanks for all the useful advice