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Re: Eggplant-pepper transplanting question

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Charlie:

No, don't do this, it will rot the stem.  Even though eggplants and 
peppers are related to tomatoes, out of the three, only tomatoes will 
grow extra roots from the stem (the reason you bury it deeper each 
time).  Only plant up to the original soil line.  By the way this also 
goes for trees whenmulching.  Too high a mulch line will compost 
the tree trunk and it will kill the tree.

-Ron

> 
> Does anyone know if when transplanting eggplant into larger pots one should
> bury the stem as we do with tomatoes, I've also wondered about doing this
> with peppers but have never done so for fear of losing my plants. Will
> peppers and eggplant grow more roots along the buried stem?.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> I did "save" one eggplant which was damping off by burying the stem up to
> the starter leaves.
> 

-Ron
menoldre@va.prestige.net


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