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Originally Posted by CalWorth
I tried Early Girls last summer. I grew them in the ground in my former home, which had a longer, warmer, sunnier growing season than where I am now. These were in pots, so the tomatoes were a little smaller, but a pretty good yield. I had to ripen quite a few on the windowsill. They tasted great. It was just an experiment.
Like others said, if the container is large enough, you can probably grow most varieties. Make sure the containers have good drainage.
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It takes a very large barrel to grow an indeterminate tomato, if that's what you are looking for. 15-20 gallons. Determinate varieties can grow OK in 5 gallons.
Either way the biggest hassle of container gardening is watering. You have to water by hand a lot, or implement some sort of drip irrigation.
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