Figure I'd ask this here.I have a small backyard with a small garden. For years, I have been growing cherry tomatoes.I have two raspberry plants in pots for a while that seen to be struggling, and was considering planting them in my garden to get bigger growth. This would mean I'd have to move one or two tomatoes plants to a pot.Can tomatoes be grown in a pot for the entire growing season till they die in the fall? When I rip up the soil in the spring in the garden, the roots from last years plants can grow pretty far. One of my neighbors once bought a matured tomato plant from the store and not too long after they had it, it started struggling because it ran out of room to grow.Or, would it be better to just get a bigger pot for the raspberry plants?I also got an odd problem where one of the raspberry seeds got in between my patio stones, and now I have a very strong-leafed raspberry plant starting. I don't think I can move it without killing it and lifting up the patio stones would be a royal pain.
>>5126833There are lots of pot-loving tomato varieties, just look them up. I would get fairly large pots and get more plants than usual, as they will probably yield a little less. I believe they will do much better than potted raspberries, which like to spread wide and are much more productive horizontally than vertically. Are you sure that other raspberry sprouted from the seed? Check if there aren't any roots escaping from under the pot.
>>5126850>There are lots of pot-loving tomato varieties, just look them up. I am growing like 4th or 5th generation seedings from tomato plants that were given to me a long time ago. I save some seeds every year and start them inside the house in March. They are on my window sill right now. I grow 4-6 plants per year. I dont actually know the type, but the plant grows massively big like a vine when matured, and last summer there was much rain so they were the biggest plants I ever had. Keeping them in my garden helps because its up next to a fence, so the plant crawls up the wood and supports itself. Won't have that option if I pot them.>which like to spread wide and are much more productive horizontally than verticallyHmm. I feel once I plant raspberries in the garden, ill have to keep them there as if I ever take the plant out I'll likely kill it. Unlike tomatoes the raspberries can come back in the spring.>Are you sure that other raspberry sprouted from the seed? Check if there aren't any roots escaping from under the pot.I am sure. Where I had these two raspberry plants last year, some of the berries fell off, and they are growing right in that sport between the patio stones, and the leaves match 100% to the potted plants that are coming back now.And the leaves are massive, which makes me wonder if ground planting a raspberry plant might be better.
>>5126852I would just experiment. If you have spare time for building an adequate trellis system for your potted tomatoes, they will likely yield more than keeping raspberries in pots. The thing is your raspberries will spread all over in a few seasons if you ground plant them. It is more work, but I think it would be more productive. I wouldn't full swap in a single season, though.
Put the raspberries in pots. You’ll likely have to go for something like a 50L but it’ll be worth it. Don’t move the tomatoes if they’re established.
>>5126858>they will likely yield more than keeping raspberries in pots.You think potted tomatoes would do better?I mean, I've had much success with them in the ground growing.I read I'd have to keep a better eye on watering them in pots because the soil will dry out faster in a pot.>The thing is your raspberries will spread all over in a few seasons if you ground plant them.Just like the damn oregano I planted years ago. Those seeds go everywhere>I wouldn't full swap in a single season, though.Sorry, what do you mean by that?>>5126869The potted raspberries now are in pretty small pots, so I am considering making them larger.>Don’t move the tomatoes if they’re established.They are still inside the house for now. Too cold to plant yet.
>>5126833Under NO circumstances should you ever planet raspberries in your garden. They spread like wildfire and you barely if ever can get rid of them. Because of their thorns they're also very unpleasant to remove if you need to weed them. Doesn't matter how much you love raspberry jam, don't put raspberries in your garden. Keep them in a pot and as far away from soil as you can. You can legit reduce someone's property value by seed bombing raspberries
>>5126910Thanks for the warning.There are a few wild raspberry plants that grow near my house on the edge of a forest. They are pretty large.If I keep them potted, do I need to root trim?I think the ones I have in these two small planters reached their pot limit. They been there for two years and they dont yield much of anything, but the plant hasn't fully died. It just stays small.
