Planting tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets

Yes there really are tomatoes under the red plastic

Rain is coming so the bags are closed at the top

The driveway can get quite a bit of sun

See the little tomato at the bottom?

This is a self-watering planter, big enough for 2 tomatoes

Remay cloth keeps the tomatoes cosy in the self-watering planter

I'm trying a number of different things here.  I've got 6 different tomato varieties growing, most from seeds purchased from the "Rusted Garden".  There are large saucers at the bottom of the 5 gallon buckets.  These will be kept with water in them so that the soil can wick it up and remain moist.  (I drilled lots of holes in the bottom of the buckets.) The perforated red plastic is designed to keep rain off the plants and to provide an optimal light spectrum.  In each container the soil is covered with cedar mulch to act as a barrier, preventing any spores in the soil that might cause early blight from reaching the plants.