Hello everyone,
I am now in my second trial of growing these tomatoes which are supposedly dwarf varieties but they seem to be anything but. The last time they were too large, overwhelmed my setup and started uprooting entirely becoming almost wooden in nature and covering every other plant. I do not know how much they may continue to grow but I was considering moving them into the trench (see pictures) and moving them to my backyard to grow.
There are flies which I’m not thrilled about and ants that are back there but truthfully I’m sure this will bear more fruit than I’ll know what to deal with most of it will be canned. Would it be wise to move them now? Should I just trellis them in the current hydroponic system? Would it be better to pot a few of them within the home? I have several pots that are unused and a good set of spaces I could put tomatoes in my home.
One important note: I am trying to be as eco conscious and food safety conscious as possible while growing food for my family. So I’m not extremely crazy about plastic that might leech, I’d rather spend extra money than worry too much over that. But I’m not unreasonable there are sometimes plastic excels where other materials just don’t.
Thank you all in advance for your assistance. I’m really a novice at this. I’ve grown basil, mint, peas so this is my biggest challenge yet. Happy planting!
TL;DR: Second attempt growing “dwarf” tomatoes that are growing way too large and taking over the hydroponic setup. Asking whether to move them to a backyard trench, trellis them in the current system, or pot them indoors. Dealing with flies and ants outside but expects a big harvest (plans to can most of it). Prioritizes eco/food-safe materials over plastic where possible. Novice grower.
by Low_Career8928
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