Watering tomato in pot.

 

I have a tomato in about a 10 gallon pot. I assume it takes in heat and my
dry out sooner than in the ground, i have 4 inches of pine bark mulch. Last
year I drench once daily about 3 in the afternoon and the fruit skin split
from the excess watering at least i think that is waht caused it. I also
assume it is ok for it to go dry than water, more natural, anyway, rather
than assuming anything, can anyone offer watering suggestions?

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regards, piedmont (michael)
The Practical BBQ'r - http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8

 

On 4/21/2010 7:35 PM, piedmont wrote:

Do your pots drain?  I've never been able to over water mine.

 


They drain.

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regards, piedmont (michael)
The Practical BBQ'r - http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8

 


That's funny.  Maybe it's the soil.  I use plain top soil.  Pots are
on my deck and I water with a bucket.  Always like to see water in the
base.

 


That's funny.  Maybe it's the soil.  I use plain top soil.  Pots are
on my deck and I water with a bucket.  Always like to see water in the
base.


I laid down a couple layers of anti weed fabric over hole in bottom, then
pieces of broken clay pots then put in the potting soil.