Growing Roma Tomatoes In Pots

Roma tomato sprout transplanted to 5 inch pot.
Growing roma tomatoes in pots. A great benefit to growing tomatoes in containers is portability. If you have enough space in your garden you can grow roma tomatoes in the soil. When growing roma tomatoes in pots make sure to plant them about 14 to 20 inches apart from each other. Plant your sprouts deep really deep so that they can develop a strong root system and grow more vigorously.
Germinating romaine tomatoes image courtesy. Once your roma tomato plants are 6 12 inches 15 to 30 5 cm high start staking the roma tomatoes up off the ground. You can move the containers to take advantage of the best growing conditions. Containers are particularly useful if you don t have in ground garden space.
Growing roma tomatoes in pots if you planned to grow the roma tomatoes prior to 3 months of the last frost date then you can grow seedlings. Place tomato pots in front of a sunny window for 6 12 hours of sun a day. Whereas if you do not have good space you can keep your tomatoes in the containers which are drained well. A pot with at least 14 16inches height and 20 24 inches diameter are best suitable for growing roma tomatoes.
Five controllable factors are essential for successfully growing tomato plants in containers. Dig a hole that s deep enough to cover about two thirds of the tomato stem. This can help to encourage more growth of the roots. Roma tomato plants require a long growing season.
Also provide extra depth so the plants can easily absorb and transport water it also helps them to get nutrients from the soil helping them to achieve the optimum height. Romas do tend to be a little easier to grow than other tomatoes due to the fact than many are fusarium and verticillium wilt resistant. They are best started indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date. Few varieties of roma tomatoes have been developed for container growing.
When growing roma tomatoes you can start them from seeds or buy seedlings from your local nursery.