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Re: What do you like for tomatoes?

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> Hello Jim
> I am from Lincoln Nebraska.  Normally tomatoes can be planted
> deeper (good idea in fact to buy them almost to the first leaves.
> But before the true leaves have shown up, I have no idea, I have
> (been lucky) never had that problem.
> Couple of things to keep plants from getting leggy.  Lots of sunlight
> or artificial lights real close.  And/or play with them.  Brush them gently
> with your hands, it stimulates them to grow thicker stalks to put up
> with the abuse.  My favorite trick is to put an oscillating fan blowing
> gently over my seedlings for some time each day.  Basically simulating
> conditions outside.  It does not blow so hard as to knock them over but
> it does disturb them.  My seedlings tend to be short and have thick
> stalks.
> 
> Ron Souliere
> 
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   I just now put a fan on them.  Regrettably it is not an oscillating
type but only a 4 incher type often put between rooms to increase
circulation. It is almost 10 ft. away so wont be to strong for them.  I
will only run it a few minutes tonight so the taller ones wont be to
bothered.  If my greenhouse doesn't warm up quick I will increase the
time daily.  Would that also work for other plants?  I have heard of the
fan thing but don't remember hearing it would help stop them from
getting leggy.  I will also bury them to near the first real leaves.  I
heard if you tip them over they will still grow but you can plant them
below the first leaves and they will grow OK.  That should give them a
lot of root length.  My beds are a foot deep this year but I think I
will increase it each year by adding firings strip boxes on top.  That
way planting will always be in very loose soil to give them an easy
start.
   
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