Bigger pots, for one thing! They will need a minimum of 5 gal containers. NT

More room - bigger, much bigger pots!

Mike

Try some tea. If you drink tea, save some for your tomatoes and other veggies!

whew! one gallon pots? it *will* grow a little, and produce a few blooms/tomatoes (just enough to think its healthy), but in reality, it will actually be verrry stunted! If the root system doesn't have room to grow, the plant can't grow. The smallest container you can have in order to get an actual decent crop is a 5 gal. paint buckets work well, and if you can't find one laying around, they cost about $2-3 at the store. trust me, well worth the price for the difference in quality/quantity! I actually went to goodwill and got some big 40gal rubbermaid containers for 99 cents (instead of $12 at the store), and they work awesome. unfortunately I had some disease issues, but that can happen anywhere. be careful about fertilizing in containers...I found out first hand that you have to make sure you dilute it alot, and water it in very well or else you'll burn the roots. preferably, use slow release :)

you need to move them to larger containers.....you won't get much fruit off them in something that small..

Speaking of tomoatoes, how you you keep those pesky green worms off the plants without hurting the plant. I pull the worms off the plants, and the next day I find more back on! Where do they come from and how do I keep them away?

Thanks!
DaleTS

Apply Diatomaceous Earth around your plants. Organic, safe (unless you have thin skin and crawl across it), inexpensive and effective.

Mike