Last summer I overwatered two cherry tomato plants to death within a month. This year: one plant, a much bigger pot, and I only water when the top inch of soil is dry. Radical stuff.
Results so far: still alive at week nine, first real cluster of fruit just starting to blush. Small wins.
What I'd tell past-me
- Bigger pot than you think you need
- Morning sun is not the same as all-day sun — track it for a week before you commit to a spot
- A stake or cage from day one, not "whenever it starts looking like it needs one" (it needed one three weeks ago)