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    I have several tumbler plants growing nicely next to the patio doors in the kitchen. I potted on from seed tray cells into 3" pots about 3 weeks ago, and they are now about 6" high, and 8" across the largest leaf parings (there are about 4 pairs of true leaf 'branches on each). When should I pot on again, and to what size pots ?
    I potted them out into hanging backets at just about this size last year, but I planted later (so it was warmer - current heatwave excepted!) and I think the harvest may have suffered.
    Any tips ?

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    It is often advised that tomatoes are potted into their final place when the first truss of flowers is opening. Don't put them in anything too large before this stage. This tehnique is recommended by tomato specialist Terry Marshall, and seems to be generally accepted.

    It is something I have always done (not necessarily deliberately!) so I don't have a comparison to make. My experience with tumbler in baskets (wall baskets in my case) was that they did not produce as much as in a normal pot.

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    • #3
      Thanks for the reply. I dont have much room in the kitchen, so was hoping to get them outside....
      I could move them to an intermediate position - I have a plastic growhouse I could use. As an experiment, when I repotted I put 3 plants in the growhouse outside - and they have had hardly any further growth since. As a result, I'm reluctant to put the ones out from inside and risk their progress....
      Any recommendations for the ealiest I can put them out into this 'protected' environment (I'm in suffolk) without harming them ?

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      • #4
        It's a really tricky time of year - I am now having to risk keeping my tomatoes out in the greenhouse overnight as they are too big to bring back inside, so I know how you feel.

        I was putting mine outside during the day for ten days or so before I put them out (undercover) overnight. In the greenhouse they are on a bench, sitting on a slightly warm "hot-plate" and are covered with bubblewrap.

        Have yours been hardened off at all? If you can get them out in the daytime they will experience a wider range of temperatures than indoors which will help them in their transition.

        I would say put them outside during the day (partly sheltered and supported), and bring them in at night. Reduce the amount of shelter over the next couple of weeks and then when we get into May you might be more confident and put them out at night - but you must watch the frost forecast.

        I think the growth may well slow a little at first, but then they have been pampered and they have every right to be a bit shocked when they get out in the real world

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        • #5
          The growth will slow down as you move them to cooler conditions, but this is good. You want fruit not masses of leafy growth. General advice is pot into their final quarters when the first fruit truss is formed. They should be fine in three or three and a half pots until then.

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