"John" <jochforNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:Immyj.21171$421.4653@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I appreciate both responses and take all on board. I like the sound of
>plastic garbage bins for size, tomatoe pots take about 40litres of soil,
>with lots of seasoned compost and keeping the water up. Correct me if
I'm
>wrong but I assume a few holes need to be drilled through the bottom of
the
>bins. Noone mentioned the quality of their vegetables, but they can't be
>worse than what the greengrocers have on offer.
> thank you
> John
> "David Hare-Scott" <compost@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:fqbgr4$8j0$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> "John" <jochforNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:lo5yj.20886$421.11355@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> I'm desperately trying to grow tomatoes and eggplants in large pots
>>> without
>>> success. The pots are those large ones called tomatoe pots and I use
a
>>> good
>>> quality potting mix. The few tomatoes that emerged were as tasteless
as
>>> the
>>> store bought and only a small eggplant emerged. This last result is
>>> typical
>>> of several attempts so I'm wondering if there's a way to grow good
>>> quality
>>> vegetables, not just the two mentioned, in a pot. I'm not interested
in
>>> hydroponics.
>>> thank you
>>> John
>>>
>> What was the typical temperature where you were trying to grow them?
>> Tomatos
>> like it warm, eggplants like it hot .
>>
>> Were they in full sun or at least half a day of full sun and the rest
>> bright
>> light? How long was the day? Without enough sun they will be weak and
>> spindly
>> and not fruit correctly.
>>
>> Once established did you feed them with some fertilser every few weeks?
>> Veges
>> are mostly heavy feeders, even if the pot is a bit small you can grow
>> them if
>> you prevent them from drying out by regular watering and feed them.
>> Small
>> pots do tend to dry out in the sun, this can be a problem if you don't
>> water
>> often enough.
have a look at this and see if it meets your needs.
http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf
rob
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