How to Plant Tomatoes in a Hanging Pot

Dwarf tomatoes grow best in a hanging pot.

Tomatoes can be grown in containers as long as they receive six to eight hours of sunlight daily and have proper care and maintenance as if it was in a garden bed. The best type of tomatoes to plant in a hanging pot are dwarf tomatoes such as tiny Tim and red Robin, according to the University of Illinois Extension. The smaller sizes of these tomatoes make it easier for the plants to grow in hanging pots or baskets.

Things You'll Need

• Dwarf tomato seedling
• Hanging pot or basket
• Vegetable potting mix
• Water
• Fertilizer with nitrogen

Instructions

1. Purchase a hanging pot large enough to grow tomatoes from a local nursery along with the tomato seedling.

2. Fill the hanging pot with "fresh sphagnum-peat- or compost-based potting mix, which helps to keep plants disease and pest free," according to Martha Stewart's website. Place the seedling into the pot at the same depth it was in its nursery container.

3. Water daily or every other day as needed. Plants confined to containers need moist soil. Water during the mid-summer daily.

4. Fertilize the day of planting with a 10-10-10 fertilizer containing nitrogen. Afterwards, fertilize every three weeks for a total of two times, according to the University of Illinois Extension.

5. Prune suckers to prevent leaf growth so the plant can focus on producing tomatoes.

References

• University of Ilinois Extension: Watch Your Garden Grow--Tomato
• Martha Stewart: Tomatoes on a Smaller Scale

Resources

• University of Florida: Micro-Tina and Micro-Gemma Miniature Dwarf Tomatoes