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11 Tips for Growing Terrific Tomatoes in Pots

You don't need a large garden plot to grow perfectly ripe, juicy tomatoes. With some large containers, sunlight, fertilizer, and water, you can plant and grow any tomato variety, from tiny grape tomatoes to large slicing tomato varieties—all on your deck, patio, or balcony.

Small-space gardeners have figured out ways to create container crops of healthy, delicious tomatoes. Here are essential tips for successfully growing delicious tomatoes in pots and increasing your harvest.

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Benefits of Growing Tomatoes in Containers

Growing tomatoes in pots or other containers has several benefits.

Container-grown tomato plants are space-efficient.
Containers can be placed on a patio, balcony, driveway, or border beds.
Containers can be moved to follow the six to eight hours of sunlight that tomatoes need to thrive.
Young plants can be transplanted into containers earlier in the growing season than in th