Can I ask Seniors a question about Patio Tomato plants?

That is the only way I grow tomatoes.

The only caveat is they will need watering frequently. Never let them dry out. It will stress them and they will produce less and die early. Do fertilize with Miracle Grow tomato plant fertilizer.

We put 6 plants into a large pot and use 4 pots. I made special tomato cages and they grow straight up to over 4 feet tall and sometimes up to 6 feet tall.

So do stake them when it is time. It keeps the fruit off the ground and looks nice as they ripen. Make sure the pots drain slowly. No standing water-- the plants will drown.

Good luck.

Patio tomatoes grow to be a much smaller plant than a garden tomato. You don't need to stake them. Make sure they have lots of sun and water them every day if there is no rain getting to them.

a 1/2 wine barrel we use with potting soil. Drilled holes on the bottle and it keeps the soil warm all the time. Have a redwood trellis and have to tie up the tomato plants often has it gets taller and heaver. We planted marigolds all around to prevent pests with out using chemicals. It works and always we get sweet and juicy more then we can eat. Every year we replace the potting soil.

I've had a few Patio tomato plants. I did stake them because they do get top heavy. Keep them moist, but do not over water.

I was given a new 'upside down tomato planter' and am hoping that patio tomatoes will work with it. Looks like this is the summer for experiments in the garden.

Patio tomatoes have a really stiff stalk, I doubt you will have to stake them. They usually produce earlier than the other types of tomatoes, but aren't as prolific as some.

I grow patio tomatoes and love them, I have to stake them to keep them from falling over. Keep the soil from drying out, but don't let the pots be too moist. I keep my pots near my sunroom where they get plenty of morning sun. Hubby loves tomato sandwiches. Poppy

I would use a wire cage just to play it safe. You never know when a strong wind will come and wreck things. You might even set your plants under the edge of the porch and tie the cage to the overhang above as well as anchor them in the pots or to the pots.

Yes use a stake, I used grow tomatoes in my green house, and used to hand a lot of tomatoes to my neighbours.

You have to water them quite a lot, but it is worth it in the end because home grown tomatoes taste a lot better.

I had a lot of bees in my greenhouse, they pollinate the tomatoe plants, I used to leave water in a shallow dish for the bees,

and I never got stung, bees are smart.

It gets windy here so I always put a cage around tomatoes, bellpeppers and pequin pepper plants.