We used to grow tomatoes down by the river. The roots would grow under the shallow layer of soil and into the river water. BEST ‘MATERS EVER! Though I suspect that’s not the same as growing them in a limited spaced tilapia garbage can in a NYC apartment. Can you imagine the smell in that apartment, ick.
I have 12 tomato plants growing in hydroponic beds watered from a 600 gallon stock tank. It smells like fresh lake water.