Question

Have tried google, but can’t seem to find the answer, so I turn to this group with what may seem like a dumb question, however if I grow tomatoes in a hanging basket, could I try any cordon/vine type tomato (eg indigo rose) and just let them trail and grow tomatoes upside down or does it need to be specifically labelled tumbling tomatoes only that will trail down well? Getting myself confused, but I was hoping to try varieties I wouldn’t usually find in supermarkets (hence thinking of the indigo rose that was recommended to me in this group). I have a hanging basket with a water reservoir, which I’d like to use, wouldn’t like to try growing them in my border (which gets full sun), so thought the hanging basket might be a good option. any advice appreciated thank you.  

Answer 1

Its worth a try , nothing ventured nothing gained as they say

Answer 2

I grow Tumbling Tom tomatoes every year in hanging baskets very successfully. They do need alot of water though as dry out so easily.  

Answer 3

Your full sun border would be perfect the more sun the sweeter the tom. You can get yellow tumbling toms and current tomatoes are good for baskets they are like tiny grapes and you get hundreds per plant you can get red or yellow. Large cordon toms have huge food requirements and a hanging basket may not have enough nutrients to sustain a large tomato

Answer 4

Tumbling tomatoes would be best

Answer 5

I've done both, by accident, just tied the upright branches to the hanging basket chains.  

Answer 6

Personally I'd put them in the border . You'd only do one plant in a basket & spend a lot of time watering & feeding it for months to get a small amount of tomato's. Im lazy though  Tumblers are good as they're heavy croppers . Good luck whichever way you grow & enjoy your tomato's :)

Answer 7

That's a wicked idea. I may have to steel your idea.  

Answer 8

There will never be enough soil water or nutriants in a hanging basket and will be forever tending them. to feed water and tie up. Save yourself the bother and use a plastic carrier bag on a hook with grow bag soil

Answer 9

Put water crystals in with compost and water every day whether it rains or not

Answer 10

I think a variety not specially bred will outgrow the basket, as said above. Also, having tried unsuccessfully to grow sweet peas in a basket, I think anything that's meant to grow up will grow up, even if that means turning around and climbing up itself.  

Comments

@merovingian I tried sweet peas in a basket as I had seen them in some magazine garden . Utter failure and hours of hard labour watering.  

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Yes, me too. So disappointed - I can only imagine there's either some special sweet pea variety or the pic was Photoshopped!  

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They need lots of feed and water, so a basket is probably the worst place. I bet the ones in the catalogue are hooked up to an automatic feed/water system.  

Answer 11

Tumbling Toms for baskets

Answer 12

Iv used Tumbling Toms for the last 2 years in my hanging baskets, watered them every few days and added some Tomato feed every other week, i put 3 plugs in each Basket ,  

Answer 13

Thank you everyone, very helpful advice; tumbling tomatoes it is!  

Answer 14

What a nice idea