Tomatoes are generally grown in large plots and backyards.
However, you can grow this plant in containers and pots as well and enjoy garden fresh tomatoes.
Choose a sunny balcony to keep your container as this plant requires lot of sunlight.
Since tomatoes have deep roots, you should select deep fiberglass or plastic pots in order to allow the plant to penetrate and develop healthy roots and help in its overall growth.
Buckets, cooking pots and other such cookware are ideal for this plant.
Ensure proper drainage in order to remove excess water.
Generally, tomato plants are large and hence, many of them require good support when they become taller.
Hence, while choosing the seeds, you should pick up the hybrid dwarf and bushy variety from the garden store in order to manage the right size.
Indeterminate tomato seeds yield fruits within a short time period and are also resistant to diseases.
However, total yields are more for the determinate tomatoes.
You need to sow the seeds in organic soil of good quality.
Purchase organic soil from a nearby store and add compost and peat moss.
You can also supplement with natural plant nutrients.
Avoid sowing the seeds in the garden soil if you are growing the plant in a pot as the plant would be prone to various diseases.
Tomato plants require at least 5 hours of bright sunlight everyday.
It is better to place your container in a spot that is not very windy so that the soil does not dry up quickly.