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Container Gardening: Planting Tomatoes in Pots

https://pixabay.com/en/users/Alexas_Fotos-686414/ So I'm also trying to grow 4 cherry tomato seedlings in pots. I've seen considerable growth after a month of transplanting. Two died before but the remaining 4 tomato seedlings seem to be doing okay. Various sites tell me they should be taller by now but as long as they're thriving, I'm fine with the current showing. I see some brown spots, not many. And I just learned today that those may be Septora Leaf Spots , which if untreated will worsen to this: snapped from https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/14460168739 Since I purchased my transplant, the fungal infection may have presented from the source itself way before I planted them in my newly opened bag of potting mix. Next time I'm tempted to buy a transplant, I will remember to discard the soil from the commercial seedling pot it comes with. I've dusted it with a fungicide pack here from Yates: The Container says to dust once weekly (to 10 d...