butternut squash pumpkin and tomatoe help

i have a butternut squash and a big max pumpkin and wondered if i can grow them in pots instead of the ground,,if so what size pots should i use and how do i water them,,would i need to keep the soil moist all the time...
my tomatoes are just flowering ...i think i read that i need to take off anything that is growing below the bottom flower...is that true....thanks a lot in advance for any advice..

 

I do take the bottom leaves off and I am convinced it is beneficial to the tomato development. I read a couple of times that, as long as there are plenty of leaves still for healthy growth of the plant those extra ones at the bottom will not be diverting goodness that could be going into the tomato development instead.
I'm probably wrong, but it keeps me happy and gives me something to do on a rainy weekend

 

Likewise, I remove any yellow leaves as I think the plant is saying that it has finished with them, which is usually working from the bottom upwards. I don't think I have removed any so far, and like to thin out the plants to get more air in, and also makes it more easy to see the whitefly, and more difficult for them to hide. So I tend to take the opportunity when the white fly attack, (mainly in the greenhouse) and pull off some of the leaves that are covered with whitefly and kill 2 birds with one stone.

I find tomato plants very adaptable and seem to be able to take any amount of punishment, just so long as you don't remove too many leaves of course!

IMHO

 

I have a truss on one of my tomatoe plants growing outside that has 24 young toms on it!
Is that good.. please tell me that is a good result.
Capney

 

Hope I get the picture right this time.
Intitled "My big truss"
Capney

 

I also remove all the yellow leaves from the bottom upwards with toms. As an incidental benefit, this gives room to plant some basil in the soil around the base of the stems - it helps shade the soil from the sun, which is good in a greenhouse, and basil goes really well with tomatoes....

cheers,
Dave

 

i think the added air circulation by removing the bottm leaves is benificialfrom the pest point of view.

Ahh! I seem to have become a member. I must say 'tho being a junior at the age of 59 was flattering:D:D

 

Wasn´t this thread about squash? lol

Anyway, My gradnpa has been growing tomatoes for more than sixty years and never took any leaves from them unless they were dead leaves, and I stick to that.

 

Have you tried the other way Shiney, as I also take leaves to the first truss