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Today, there are lots of ways of planting tomatoes aside from the traditional way of planting them. I have seen tomatoes being planted in hydroponics style and some use pots to plant their tomatoes. I would love to try hydroponics but I don't have the materials and the knowledge to start, so, I decided to try to plant tomatoes in a pot.
This is actually my second attempt to plant tomatoes in a pot, the first one was about more than two years ago (if I remember it right) when I was still living in a city. And far as I remember I the first tomatoes that I planted in a pot were not able to bear fruit.
By the way, this is actually a very late blog, which I did last December. And for those who are able to follow my blog I have already some tomatoes already bearing fruits in my vegetable garden. I want to try planting tomatoes in a pot because I want to know if it will suit me best than in a garden setting.
Preparing to plant
Just like what I did on the bell pepper that I planted in a pot. I first prepared the materials that I needed in planting tomatoes in a pot.
I got some ripe tomatoes from my kitchen. As you can see in the photo below, I got more than ten pieces of ripe tomatoes, only a few pieces of these will be planted in a pot and the rest will be planted as additional crops in my vegetable garden for harvest continuity.
Some ripe tomatoes to be planted
The black soil that I am going to use to plant tomatoes is left-over from the bell pepper that I also planted in a pot.
Black soil as germinating medium
Since I only want to plant tomatoes in two pots, all the remaining tomatoes will be planted in my vegetable garden.
Pot for planting tomatoes
For easy and quick planting of tomatoes, I already sliced some tomatoes to be planted. If you are going to try and copy what I did here, you can definitely slice the tomatoes at thin as possible without damaging the seeds.
Sliced the ripe tomatoes
Planting the tomatoes
I first added some starting soil (black soil) in a pot, about 80 percent of the pot.
Putting sone black soil in a pot
Then I gently pressed down using my back finger to firm the black soil.
Then I put three sliced tomatoes in a triangle position. You can definitely put less sliced tomatoes if you want.
Putting some sliced tomatoes
Then add some black soil on top of the sliced tomatoes.
Adding some black soil on top of the tomatoes
Then gently press down again using my back fingers.
Pressing down gently
Then gently water it so that the soil and the tomatoes will not be disturbed.
Watering the tomatoes
And it is done.
Below is a short video of me planting the second batch of tomatoes on the second pot.
Here's a short video of me planting tomatoes in a pot
I didn't realize you could plant sliced tomatoes. I always thought the seeds needed to be separated from the rest of the tomato and left out to dry before planting.
Same here, I did not realize it the first time. But I became curious when some of the tomatoes that I am throwing are germinating on their own that is when I tried to plant sliced tomatoes and they do germinate. If you are able to follow my blog, I have been harvesting tomatoes that I planted the same way in my vegetable garden. Good evening.
That's so cool. I'll have to go back and read your previous posts. Thanks!
You're welcome (^_^)
Great way to start toms, Can start strawberries this way as well
Oh, thank you for the information, I will try to plant strawberries when the cool season comes.
I already want to see the little seedlings sprout.🤗👍🏻🌱🍅
I will be posting some updates soon (^_^)
Very cool!!!
Thank you very much (^_^)
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You're welcome @afterglow, that's with pleasure! Have a nice day 😊👍
In this way we will soon have a small rooftop garden. Enjoy green spaces every day and watch them grow
We always use tomatoes for cooking, why not plant tomatoes?! It makes sense, di ba? 😁
Tama ka kabayan, actually, my store din kami na maliit dito sa bahay, yung inaani ko na tomatoes ibinebenta namin.
Ang galing naman. 😁😁😁
Salamat kabayan (^_^)
Oh! man this is amazing. Planting sliced tomatoes :) From everything you see and learn, thank you my friend. I saw you since you were clearing a plot of land to plant tomatoes, that was a long time ago and this planting in pots I also like because some time ago I told you that my grandmother likes planting and the ants don't give her tomato plants peace, they don't bear fruit because the ants are a pest that eat her little flowers. She is in a war with the ants 😊 Blessings and may you continue to harvest your tomatoes.
Thank you and have a nice day ahead.
Thank you and have a nice day ahead.
Muy interesante. En lo que las plantas estén grandes. por favor nos las muestras a ver que tal salió el experimento.
I will when they grow. Have a nice day ahead.
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Great way for people who live in small places. Love it.
Indeed (^_^)
Wow The Nice Idea Maybe I should try. How old the tomatoes
Try it it is fun planting them, you can use any ripe tomatoes.
Ano po ung dapat na mas magandang gamitin overripe or ung tama lang
I like the idea of planting the tomatoes in the pot. It is very much applicable to those people living in the city or no other big plot to plant such a kind of fruits and vegetables. Stay safe!
Indeed, you can also relocate them at will when they are planted in a pot.
Yes, that's a good idea.
Indeed (^_^)
You grow tomatoes well, this is very useful knowledge
Thank you very much! (^_^)
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Helpful tutorial to those who wants to start gardening by pots. Abangan ko ang pagtubo nila🙂
Thank you, you can try any type of ripe tomatoes.
Very cool way to have tomatoes on pots. It's good that you sliced the tomatoes, I just squeeze them when planting, lol
I will try to squeeze them next time.
thanks for sharing this... i'm also trying to plant lately.. successful with germination but i can't make it grow.. think i have to monitor how i water it lol
Yep, do not water it too much.
will remember that :)
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