I may be posting too early, but I am so excited I cannot help it. I am a first time gardener and especially in containers. I was experimenting with growing tomatoes in containers and planted 4 varieties from seed on Sept 11.

I lost 3 due to not knowing what I was doing, but to my amazement my Prairie Fire Tomatoes are going GREAT!

I have about 11 little green tomatoes just growing away and this plant is just pushing forth new leaves and new flowers. I cannot get over it because I have never done this before.

I also purchased a fertilizer called Tomatoes Alive because it is the only one I could find with calcium and magnesium in it to prevent blossom end rot. I am just not sure how often I need to add this fertilizer since this is a container grown plant and I have heard that fertilizer washes out from containers fairly quickly BUT this fertilizer doesn't completely dissolve in the water.

If anyone has any ideas on how often to add fertilizer I would appreciate any tips!!

The plant is in a 20 gallon container and I am getting a good workout bringing it in the garage during frosts!!

Halime