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Re: more tomato questions

Hi Andre,

> 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

Hmmm.  I beg to differ on this point.  In my experience watering in tomato
transplants well /and/ feeding them with a weak fish/seaweed fertilizer
encourages healthy and rapid top and root growth.  You see, you may have
fantastically nutritious soil but the starts can't access much of that resource
until they've grown roots into it.  By boosting root development at transplant
time with seaweed, or just water for that matter, your seedlings will maintain
and increase their growth momentum with the least amount of impedance.

Cheers

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  |     Bob Carter     | Kootenay Bay
  |  bcarter@awinc.com | BC, Canada
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