Growing Tomatoes in Potting Soil Bags

By Vanessa Richins

Perhaps you don’t have access to a tiller to prepare your vegetable bed, or time to till.

Maybe you live in a place without much land to begin with.

One way you can still grow tomatoes is simply by planting them straight into the soil bag.

Soil bags work well because you can just place them on top of your garden - no tilling and amending needed. In fact, at the end of the season, you can take your tomato plant out and spread the potting soil over your garden area to help make the existing soil better for later planting.

1) Start by buying your potting soil carefully. Since tomatoes like to have deep roots, pick a bag that is thicker, like the 3 cu. feet ones.

2) Next, take a screwdriver or pair of scissors and make some holes in the bottom for drainage.

3) Flip the bag over and use Read the rest of this entry »