Tomato plants

[KangarooKenny]

I’ve been given some tomato and pepper plants and I don’t really know what I’m doing !
Ive nipped the growth out between the stem and the branches on the tomato’s ,and supported them on a cane.
Do I plant a marigold plant in with each, and when do I start feeding them ?

Start feeding them when the flowers appear and keep them well watered.

Thanks

You don't have to plant a marigold with them but it is meant to ward off some pests on the plants. Good luck with the peppers, mine have blossom end rot as they are temperamental on watering 🤨😨

water regularly.
irregular watering can leed to fruit bursting.

there are different opinions on feeding them. most people seem to give a tomato feed once the first fruit has set. I don't bother and get a good crop. I prepare the ground with chicken manure pellets in the spring a few weeks before planting out.

They are hungry plants. They need big pots, and regular feeding once they get going. Post some pictures? A warm, really ripe tomato that you've grown and picked yourself is better than sex, and I like sex.

big pots makes watering easier, but they don't need much feeding ime.
I have mine in balcony planters. the small ones - 20x60cm 2 plants in each.

If you want to companion plant with marigolds (Tagetes, not Calendula) to ward off whitefly, plant a few marigolds each in their own pot and place near or among the tomato and pepper pots.

If they are in pots, sink a small empty pot into the soil up to it's rim. That way when you water it gets right to the roots.

Keep watered they don't like drying out. Take the top out once they reach the height you want. I feed once a week from flowering.

Do I feed the pepper too, with tomato feed ?

Yep. Tomato feed is great for anything that fruits or flowers.

Sorry can i jump on here.

Do these tomatoes need bigger pots?

They are growing at a rapid rate! Two weeks ago they were tiny

pot size is fine

but the pots are overcrowded. 1 plant per pot would be better.
I could remove any plant that hasn't got flowerbuds yet.

as said below, mine are in balcony boxes. thd cordon ones are about 6ft tall.

OK thank you.

Ohh I'm nervous to move them now. But I'll try at the weekend