Sweet million tomatoes

[Blenkiron]

Evening everyone,
I’m a complete beginner when it comes to planting tomatoes, this year I’m planning on getting sweet million and gardeners delight.
I was planning on making a raised bottomless herb bed, about 1ft high, 1 ft wide and 4ft long. The tomato’s was going to be going in this bed... just looking for any tips to do with these varieties.

How much space will they need? Will they need staking and supporting? Are they a particularly bushy type?
Any help is appreciated
Thankyou

[Scarlet]

Hi and welcome to the vine Blenkiron.

Those two varieties are cordon tomatoes and will need staking. As soon as you plant them up they will need a cane set into the soil to train your plant up.
Tomatoes need space to grow so I would suggest about 16inches apart minimum between each tomato plant in that planter. I plant about 18inches apart in my green house.
The tomatoes will need tying into the cane as it grows and it's "armpits" pinching out.

Good links get for you to read on growing tomatoes :
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=315

[fivequidnote]

will you be planting them inside or outside?

[Scarlet]

will you be planting them inside or outside?

A 1ft high raised bed suggests outdoors to me...

[Mikey]

I have 1ft high x 2ft deep beds in my greenhouses mind Scarlet

I love Gardeners Delight as a salad variety, sweet million is also a salad variety though I personally think GD has the superior flavour, perhaps it would be worthwhile trying something different. A quick grower like sungold would give you early fruit and 2-3 weeks ahead of Gardeners Delight.

Alternatively if you are growing outdoors as your post suggests look as some of the Russian or Arctic varieties as these germinate and continue to grow in colder temperatures so you can extend the far too short outoor season.

Good luck and ask lots of questions, there are some very knowledgeable peeps on here.