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Re: more tomato questions)

I always transplant tomatoes twice before setting them into the garden.
Each transplant is made as deep as possible, after removing all but the
top cluster of leaves. Tomatoes develop new roots wherever the stem comes
in contact with the soil. I follow the same practice when I set the
plants in the garden. By doing this, I usually have close to 12" of stem
buried. This promotes very strong plants. My Early Girls outgrow my 6
foot trellis and have main stems over 3/4" in diameter. This all makes
for a super crop.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA

On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 06:05:44 -0500 "R. Carson" <rdcarson@MINDSPRING.COM>
writes:
>Andre':
>
>You make some interesting points about holding off on watering after
>transplanting.  I have never heard of this but it makes sense. =20
>
>I would like to ask a general question.  When I start my tomatoes,
>pepper
>and other seeds, I always start them in the size pot that they will
>eventually be transplanted into the garden.  This way I do not need to
>transplant to larger containers and disturb the root structure.  This
>seems
>easier to both me and the plant. =20
>
>Is their some reason why people start their seeds in smaller
>containers and
>then transplant to larger containers?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ron Carson, South Carolina (68 degrees and Sunny) :-)
>
>At 09:02 AM 2/26/97 GMT, you wrote:
>>On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:10:50 -0800, you wrote:
>>Laurie
>>
>>There is no problem at all with your EPS units. Just transplant your
>>tomatoes in some 7cm pots, when they are about 10cm transplant them
>>another time but now in 10cm pots. In that way you will get good
>>strong tomato plants. Tomatoes need 1 or 2 transplantations. When you
>>put them outside, don't give them water but wait a couple of days.
>Let
>>them lay down as though they were withered. Then you can give them
>>plenty of water. In this way the first couple of days the plants will
>>search for water themselves and develop a good root structure. Pay
>>attention of the heat and direct sun. Peppers don't germinate as good
>>and as quick as tomatoes, so may be with a little patience (14d) they
>>will come as well. For the other tomato seeds, I think it is better
>to
>>buy new seeds.
>>
>>Andr=E9 Vanheddeghem
>>Belgium
>>andrev@unicall.be
>>--=20
>>Andr=E9 Vanheddeghem
>>Belgium
>>andrev@unicall.be
>>
>
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