Growing indeterminate tomato plants in containers

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I’m just started some supersweet100 tomatoes.
I am going to grow them in the smart pot fabric containers. How many gallons should the container be for the tomato plant?
 
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I’m just started some supersweet100 tomatoes.
I am going to grow them in the smart pot fabric containers. How many gallons should the container be for the tomato plant?
A minimum of 5. All of my plants this year will be in these containers. I am using 7 gallon for tomatoes and 5 gallon for peppers.
 
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Does that also apply to indeterminate tomatoes? I just got 10 gallon smart pots.
I said 5 gallon minimum which included indeterminates. The root system is the determining factor. I consider 5 gallons a minimum for good root development. Plant size is another factor but by using stakes or a cage the pot size is not a factor. I started to get 10 gallon pots but I have grown indeterminates in 5 gallon paint buckets so I decided 10 gallons was a tad overkill. There is absolutely nothing wrong using 10 gallon pots for tomatoes and in fact may be better than the 7 gallon pots I am getting. Peppers have a much smaller root system than tomatoes which is why I am getting both 5 and 7 gallon. I am also going to plant squash and melons but I have never tried to grow them in containers before but 5 gallon should be sufficient for them too.
 

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