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Question by Maw-Maw: Any one heard of growing Tomato plants in plastic bag?
My daughter just ask me if I had heard of growing tomatoes in plastic.I haven’t,any such thing? ideas will be appreciated.Thanks.
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Answer by websterjdjr
aint no shortcuts in growing tomatos
you gotta put em in the ground
fertilize them
water them
and stake them. and keep em weeded andthe suckers pinched.
aint no secret miracle plastic crapola gonna do it my friend.
just the Lord and plain old hard work
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Not in a plastic bag, but in 5 gallon plastic pails and hay or straw bails. All work well, except for the hay, it tends to lead to a lot of weeds.
Thinking about it, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. The bag supplies a place to hold the dirt and if held open somehow would let the tomato grow out of it. You would have to provide some support to keep the bag of dirt from tipping over when the plant got larger. But what harm would be done if it tipped? The plant would still grow upward. You should need to ensure that there was enough soil in the bag, I would say at least deep enough for the root system to anchor the plant. Guessing, I would say that to be in the neighborhood of 8″ – 12″. Another thing to look for is not over watering or providing some sort of drainage so that the roots don’t sit in very moist soil (root rot).
Well anyway it might work. I will try it this summer and if it doesn’t we’ll both think it should have.
Have fun!!!!
Not sure if this is what she means, but I used to do this as a child. When I was starting the seeds indoors I would get a large clear plastic bag and place the pot into it. Put a dowel rod or a stick in the center so it holds the plastic up when the bag is tied up. After watering it I would put it near the window. It acted like a greenhouse and the plants grew a lot stronger and yielded more fruit than it normally would have.
I always start my tomato planting early (before the frost ends) in order to start enjoying them earlier and longer through the season. To do this, I will use two plastic bags. A small produce bag to place my tomato plant in the bottom of, and loosely tied off at the top, and a larger trash bag over the top of the smaller bag. Sometimes I’ll drape the larger bag over the top with a stake to hold it up, and sometimes I’ll set the smaller bag inside the larger, and tie the larger bag up tight to keep it inflated like a balloon. It has to be opened every few days to water and get fresh air, but what it’s doing is acting like a greenhouse. My tomatoes love it, and once I transplant them into the ground, the grow like crazy.
I just saw an ad on TV for a tomato bag system. I think it was around $ 20 plus shipping and handling It comes with a silver bag, growing medium, fertilizer and seeds. It looked incredibly hokie to me. I’m sure it works but I will stick to my pots and garden. A bit expensive I can buy a tomato plant, potting soil and a beautiful pot for less.