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Does this tomato plant need a bigger pot?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
edited July 2023 in Fruit & veg
This plant is in a smaller pot than the other supermarket  tomatoes i planted in late May in larger  containers  but doesn't  seem to be doing any worse.
There's  about 6 bunches of tomatoes  and I don't want a glut 
2 Questions 
Shall I  pot it on?
Would it do any harm to cut the main stem off at some stage to ensure fewer tomatoes?

In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've never used pots any larger than that. 
    You can certainly pinch out the top if you don't want more trusses forming.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Great. Thanks @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I only grow cherry toms, so I don't know if those big feckers need humungous pots, but that one certainly looks a good size. I used pots of about ten to twelve inches [diameter] or plastic storage  boxes for two plants.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm assuming they're vittoria or the little ones that look like red peppers as those are the ones I usually buy @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Should be fine then  :)
    I'm growing some supermarket ones - from the seed. No idea if they'll be any good, but plenty of flowers and fruits forming. Some are outside, albeit tucked in against the greenhouse. I don't think they're appreciating the weather we've had so far this month though!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Good luck with them. I hope we'll both be pleasantly surprised😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Indeed!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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