Left my tomato plant in a deep pot by accident and got a jungle

So I stuck a cherry tomato seedling in this tall storage tub last spring, like 18 inches deep, just because I had no other pots. Figured it would be fine, whatever. Fast forward to August and that thing is a monster. It grew up my railing, over a chair, and started dropping roots into the soil from the stem like it was planning a takeover. I had no idea tomatoes would send out roots all along the stem if you give them enough depth. I harvested like 6 pounds off that one plant in a single week. My other tomatoes in shallow pots did maybe half that. Now I'm wondering if I need to go deeper for everything on my balcony. Has anyone else tried super deep containers for stuff like peppers or basil and seen a difference?

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pat_hart14d ago

Read somewhere that deeper pots help roots breathe better and that's why your plant went crazy.

gavin8014d ago

Started using deeper fabric pots last year and my tomatoes went nuts too.