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Container tomatoes are hopefully outside for the season now

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Looking very nice! Are they differing varieties?

Great idea to have them all in large containers like that. We tend to put most of ours in the ground at our /allotment, and maybe just one or two in containers in the backyard.

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Mostly all different container preferring varieties... A few duplicates... I started using containers because I have a very bad groundhog problem

That's a great plan! I think there's all sorts of problems with ground planting sometimes, so what you've done is a great compromise. Also might make it more difficult for slugs and snails to get at the younger plants!

Definitely! For containers you really do need varieties that are suitable. I think for tomatoes it's easier, but for example for fruiting trees, we'd always get a dwarfing rootstock variety for that.

Can't wait to see how your tomatoes progress this season!

Yes, containers are also great for things that could be harmed by temps/too much rain, etc.  but they're not a universal panacea... I've found many plants absolutely hate being grown in containers, and even within the same species, some varieties do much better... last year, I did have one groundhog that became very bold and would actually climb on the deck to get after them!