I used diy buckets can use any type of container you have for tomato growing at home.
Growing tomatoes in double buckets.
I recommend a 5 gallon bucket or la.
It s time to start a new crop of hydroponic tomatoes in the dutch buckets.
Tomato growing in self watering buckets was a necessary move for me as australia was in the grip of one of the worst droughts ever.
How to build a simple and basic double tomato container with water resevoir.
It was a way of tomato growing in self watering buckets is an easy way to grow your own food at home.
A lot of words to say two five gallon paint buckets put together so you have a back up water resevoir in the bottom.
Although tomatoes love heat you don t want a location that is over 100 degrees fahrenheit or your tomatoes might not fruit as well.
Sun water organically fertilized soil just find a spot for growing tomatoes in buckets with 6 to 8 hours or more of unshaded direct sunlight a day and a place that is sheltered from strong wind gusts.
Tomatoes will grow really well in containers but you can t let them dry out even for a day.
Five gallon buckets are the perfect size for one plant.
Some tomato growers suggest planting herbs or other plants in the same container.