Tomatoes should have at least 18″x 18″. The tomatoes you have chosen can get 5+ft in height and 3+ft in width. That’s why most gardeners put them in containers rather than in a bed with other plants. I would consider adding a couple of grow bags or containers for your tomatoes. Then they can grow without crowding out your other plants.
Wise_Kangaroo_3466
Last year was my first year and I way over planted. I had 2 indeterminate tomatoes, marigolds, 1 squash, 1 pepper, 2 cucumbers and basil in a 2 x 8 bed. The only plant that gave me a good amount of fruit was the yellow pear tomato. We got 2-4 peppers, maybe 15 cucumbers from 2 plants, and 2 small squash. The other tomato bush was supposed to be a slicer and the fruit was small and tasteless. This was from using very good soil and fertilizing.
This year I only planted 3 tomatoes in that bed, Cherokee purple, brandywine and apricot zebra with 2 basils and 2 marigolds on the end. Hopefully this will work better.
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Tomatoes should have at least 18″x 18″. The tomatoes you have chosen can get 5+ft in height and 3+ft in width. That’s why most gardeners put them in containers rather than in a bed with other plants. I would consider adding a couple of grow bags or containers for your tomatoes. Then they can grow without crowding out your other plants.
Last year was my first year and I way over planted. I had 2 indeterminate tomatoes, marigolds, 1 squash, 1 pepper, 2 cucumbers and basil in a 2 x 8 bed. The only plant that gave me a good amount of fruit was the yellow pear tomato. We got 2-4 peppers, maybe 15 cucumbers from 2 plants, and 2 small squash. The other tomato bush was supposed to be a slicer and the fruit was small and tasteless. This was from using very good soil and fertilizing.
This year I only planted 3 tomatoes in that bed, Cherokee purple, brandywine and apricot zebra with 2 basils and 2 marigolds on the end. Hopefully this will work better.