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One of the main reasons for using a greenhouse when growing tomatoes is because of the climate you live in. If you cannot guarantee warm sunny weather for your tomatoes then you will need to consider using a greenhouse, this will help you control the climate for the tomato plants and give them a better chance of producing lots of edible fruit.
Clearly planting tomatoes in a greenhouse leaves you with limited options, for most people the greenhouse will be relatively small and probably only a little taller than the height of an average man, unless of course you have the space and money for a large more industrial sized greenhouse, not a luxury many of us can afford.
Many people have turned to growing their own vegetables and fruit at home. Often this is because they have become fed up of the mass produced offerings that you get in a supermarket that tend to be very uniform and aesthetically pleasing to look at but also rather tasteless. A great way of growing tomatoes, one of the most popular plants for amateur gardeners, is to utilize a greenhouse. Particularly if the weather where you live is not akin to perfect Florida sunshine and you need to provide a sheltered environment for your tomato plants.
There are a couple of ways for approaching tomato growing in a greenhouse, you can either dig and prepare the soil of the greenhouse ready to accept the tomato plants or you can grow the plants in a container such as a plant pot (12″ diameter) or grow bag.
Realistically most grow bags that are available, which can be 35 or 40 liters in size, are only enough to support two plants.