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Question about tomato leaf color

This is my first year growing any tomatoes in containers (self-watering) and so far it has been a positive experience -- I'm able to see differences and compare the container plants to my in-ground plants. I have four plants in the ground (two San Marzano, Early Girl, Beefsteak) and two in containers (Sweet Baby Girl, Indigo Rose). All are healthy and growing vigorously.

I noticed the other day that the two container plants are a slightly deeper shade of green than the ground plants, and I'm curious to know if this might indicate better/more consistent moisture in the SWCs than in the ground, or if it simply has more to do with the Miracle Gro potting mix vs. the garden soil (side-dressed with granular fert at transplanting; liquid fert at 3 weeks).

I ask because the container Sweet Baby Girl is growing very quickly and I was surprised to find that it's been sucking up the entire SWC reservoir in one day, which led me to wonder if I've been underwatering my in-ground plants in the past. For the record, I typically water at the base of the in-ground plants every 3-4 days with a 1-gallon watering can (one gallon per plant).

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