how many tomotoes plants can be put in a 20 gal bucket?

Answer 1

Put as many as you want as long as they're one foot apart.

However, to get away with this you'll have to grow them up a pole (trellis or the like). As the plants grow, snip out the suckers that grow in the middle of the V formed by the stalk and the branches. Don't clip off the flowers by mistake.

Otherwise, grow one in the middle that you can eventually prop up with a cage. While you're waiting for the tomato plant to grow plant lettuce, spinach, radishes, bush beans, or the like. Lot's of tomatoes on one plant with varieties like celebrity or early girl.

It'll be fun either way.

Answer 2

I would say between 2 and 4. Here is my reasoning---I got a book recently about container gardening. It recommends 1 plant to every 20 quarts of soil in the container. A 20 gallon bucket holds 80 quarts. The one thing to consider is how much surface area there is at the top of the bucket. Tomatoes like about 15 inches on each side of them. You can get away with a little less, but not too much. If you plant them deeply they will grow more roots which will help them make use of a deep bucket--snip off the bottom set of leaves and plant that portion below the dirt level. They will definitely needed to have some form of staking or cages around them. Enjoy your tomatoes!

Answer 3

I suggest one plant. Make sure you have holes in the bottom of the bucket-- and a layer of something to aid drainage. I use shipping peanuts when I have them because they lessen the weight of the bucket-- the dirt can't block the drainage holes as easily.
Tomatoes are heavy feeders-- so which ever fertilizer you buy-- check out the numbers-- the first number represents nitrogen-- which helps the plant grow leaves. The second number is phosporous which either aids flowers/fruit or roots-- the third is potassium or potash which aids roots or flowers/fruit--
You noticed that I didn't say which was which? Can't remember-- and a short search didn't tell me-- however..... understand that plants do three things-- make leaves, make fruits/seeds, make roots. More roots produce more stems/fruits/flowers/seeds. More leaves help the roots gain what they need for the above. Flowers/fruits are the way plants propagate-- to reproduce themselves. Tomato the fruit is the way the plant reproduces itself. In fact, if you have a static compost bin and discard seeds along with other kitchen trash for compost-- frequently you'll get plants --- interesting, huh- don't expect hybrid plant seeds to produce anything tho.
End of lecture.
good luck

Answer 4

I wouldn't put over four because they tend to sap nutrients form the other plants and the tomatoes will be much smaller than usual.

Answer 5

1,,,and BTW tomatoes grow very well individually inj a 2 gallon bucket.

Answer 6

not many, because the roots will get to overcrowded. The plants may die.

Answer 7

two at the most but, one is better. They need lots of root room.

Answer 8

live or dead ones?