Re: veggie-digest Digest V101 #38

Please Note this is my first response to this so bear with me if I'm
doing it wrong please let me know
Feeding container Tomatoes: We are growing Cherry Tomatoes in used
plastic ice-cream buckets from a local ice-cream seller the buckets are
about 10 inches wide by 18 inches high .. we cleaned them well I drilled
two 1/4 inch holes in the bases.. I then filled them with what is called
Black Earth which is sold here in Canada in 20 liter bags up to around
3/4 full then I top them up with Sheep manure also bought in 20 liter
bags mixed the top part in to the Black earth inserted a tomato basket
to support the plant and planted two 4 inch tall Cherry tomatoes in each
bucket and watered them well with Miracle Grow, that was 3 weeks ago we
water well once weekly they are on my patio in full sun the plants are
now 18 inches tall, bushed out nicely and covered in flowers... Miracle
Grow if you can get it, just follow the instructions its great used it
my self for years on every thing here and Its wonderful..
Brian G. Weese ....  brian-kim.weese@sympatico.ca
veggie-digest-request@eskimo.com wrote:

> Subject:
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> veggie-digest Digest                            Volume 101 : Issue 38
>
> Today's Topics:
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>          : Feeding Questions
>          Re: : Feeding Questions
>          Tomato Plants
>          RE: : Feeding Questions/sea weed-kelp??
>          Re: : Feeding Questions
>          Re: : Feeding Questions
>          Re: Tomato Plants
>          Re: Tomato Plants
>          Re: Tomato Plants
>          Re: : Feeding Questions
>          Re: Tomato Plants
>
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> Subject: sign up renabean@noln.com for mailinfg list
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 15:32:05 -0400
> From: rena falcone <renabean@noln.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>
> albert wrote:
>
> > fellow "veggie" lovers..
> >
> > this year i have been to busy to do any growing, but i plan to do some
> > indoor growing soon and next year go for it..but i still really enjoy
> > this list! and this year i stopped eating meats so i best get my hinder
> > in gear i guess :)
> >
> > my passion is growing for seed, and this is important to all of us,
> > i have started a new list i would like to invite you folks to join that is
> > aimed at this end,...
> >
> > seedtrader@farmpride.com
> >
> > .... for  all garden seed, especially vegetables, and not
> > only to talk about how to's, but to trade in seed too, generally for small
> > hobby growers but those involved on a small business level are invited too.
> >
> > so,.. help me make the monthly fee for the list server worth it and sign up!
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > albert/brenda zegiel
> > FARMPRIDE PRODUCTS
> > 223 MAIN STREET
> > GAYS MILLS, WISCONSIN, 54631
> > ph-1-608-735-4667 fx 735-4994
> >
> > talk and trade at "seedtalk" mail list
> > http://www.farmpride.com/seedtalk.html
> >
> > we will soon (i hope) have other lists based on our seedtalk.com
> > address which we are still trying to get ironed out..
>
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>
> Subject: : Feeding Questions
> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 14:41:46 +0800
> From: "Nesa" <nesa@pacific.net.sg>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nesa
>  Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding Questions
>  Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes are in
> containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd appreciate some
> advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how much
> should I feed each plant?2. How soon after feeding should I water?if
> its too soon wont it wash away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a
> similar regime or something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a
> bit quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: : Feeding Questions
> Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 09:36:35 -0400
> From: Debby Williams <debbywilliams1@home.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>
> Nesa,
>
> What type of soil did you use in your containers?  If you used soil-less
> potting mix you may want to fertilize once a week, as it has no
> nutrients in it.  I thought fish emulsion was mixed in water (that's how
> it is sold here) so don't understand your watering question.  I would
> use the directions on the package for how much to mix into the water and
> then water the plants as you usually do.  I would do this for all my
> potted plants.
>
> The reason I asked about what type of soil, it may affect how often you
> should fertilize.  Maybe Arzeena can add to this?
>
> Nesa wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nesa
> >  Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding Questions
> >  Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes are in
> > containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd appreciate some
> > advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how much
> > should I feed each plant?2. How soon after feeding should I water?if
> > its too soon wont it wash away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a
> > similar regime or something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a
> > bit quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
>
> --
> Debby Williams
> Author of Fruit and Urban Kitchen Gardening e-zines at:
> http://wz.com/homegarden/GardensPlants.html
> Regional Advisor at http://www.thevegetablepatch.com/
> Oakland County, Michigan USA;USDA Hardiness Zones 5b/6a
>
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>
> Subject: Tomato Plants
> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 07:48:11 -0600
> From: "Andrea Green" <myst72@micron.net>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> We just moved into our new home, and there are some tomato plants that
> need to be transplanted. How do we go about doing that?Andrea
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Nesa
>      To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>      Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 12:41 AM
>      Subject: : Feeding Questions
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Nesa
>       Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding
>      Questions
>       Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes
>      are in containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd
>      appreciate some advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion-
>      how often and how much should I feed each plant?2. How soon
>      after feeding should I water?if its too soon wont it wash
>      away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a similar regime or
>      something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a bit
>      quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: RE: : Feeding Questions/sea weed-kelp??
> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:36:10 -0500
> From: "albert" <emmanuel@mwt.net>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> http://www.chileplants.com/supplies.htm found this thought you all
> would like to read it.
>
> albert/brenda zegiel
> FARMPRIDE PRODUCTS
> 223 MAIN STREET
> GAYS MILLS, WISCONSIN, 54631
> ph-1-608-735-4667 fx 735-4994
>
> talk and trade at "seedtalk" mail list
> http://www.farmpride.com/seedtalk.html
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Nesa [n*@pacific.net.sg]
>      Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 1:42 AM
>      To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>      Subject: : Feeding Questions
>
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Nesa
>       Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding
>      Questions
>       Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes
>      are in containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd
>      appreciate some advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion-
>      how often and how much should I feed each plant?2. How soon
>      after feeding should I water?if its too soon wont it wash
>      away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a similar regime or
>      something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a bit
>      quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: : Feeding Questions
> Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 10:53:44 -0400
> From: rena falcone <renabean@noln.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>
> Good morning NESA and
> all,
> Had a wonderful article written about the kids in our development.  Last
> Saturday was our "ground-breaking" for the "PLANT-A-ROW" garden that the
> children are planting to feed the hungry, our local newspaper followed
> the story and printed a half page article with a great picture of the
> kids planting.  The are so proud and are more interested than ever in
> learning gardening.  I hope that this prompts others to do the same in
> their neighborhoods.  See ya'll.  "r"
>
> Nesa wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nesa
> >  Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding Questions
> >  Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes are in
> > containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd appreciate some
> > advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how much
> > should I feed each plant?2. How soon after feeding should I water?if
> > its too soon wont it wash away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a
> > similar regime or something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a
> > bit quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: : Feeding Questions
> Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 16:48:31 +0100
> From: "Richard P.J. Huijing" <captain@it2-systems.com>
> To: "veggie-list@eskimo.com" <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> Hi Nesa,
>
> You may like to consider these kinds of things:
>
> >  1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how much should I feed each plant?
>
> Fish emulsion on average has NPK values of 6-1-1, i.e. it's
> proportionally high in Nitrogen. N stimulates vegetative growth which
> can easily result in overproduction of sappy leafy growth (an aphid's
> dream meal ticket <s>). We're wanting to grow the fruit here so it's
> potash (K) you're after to stimulate fruit set/growth. A dedicated
> liquid organic tomato feed will deliver something like NPK 3-3-6 if
> you prefer to use an "all-in-one-bottle" solution you can apply in
> one go. We grow organic toms and especially chilles professionaly in
> the UK and tend to put our eggs in several baskets, with our own
> organic growing medium mix incorporating things like bone meal and
> woodash for the long term slow release of NPK over the entire growing
> season with supplementary feeding of a liquid feed
> (seaweed/comfrey/liquid manure) selected "to taste" <s> as the
> plants' performances seem to indicate they need.
>
> In the main, only start feeding VERY lightly once trusses have begun
> to set (with perhaps an incidental nuch of very dilute food as first
> flowers show) and raise the stakes proportionally as set and fruit
> growth really starts to kick in. (Obviously, should you spot signs of
> a nutrient deficiency in your plant(s) you cast all of the above to
> the wind and try to correct the ailment as and when it attracts your
> notice, regardless of what phase of growth your plants are in.)
>
> >  2. How soon after feeding should I water?if its too soon wont it wash away the nutrients?
>
> Do NOT put undiluted feed on your plants: you'll fry their root
> systems before your very eyes!! <g> Follow the instructions on the
> bottle with regard to your chosen feed's dilution ratios and apply
> either once a week in the maximum permitted concentration or
> substantially diluted in almost every watering. I say "almost"
> because your feeding regime has to be based on what you SEE wih your
> own plants' specific behaviour. Above and beyond that, supplementary
> feeding can make your growing medium gain in salts to a point where
> their residues begin to harm the plants you're trying to "help". To
> prevent this from occurring, it's good practice to "flush" your
> plants out with just plain old water at regular intervals so such
> build ups of salts can't take a damaging hold. This is particularly
> important if you're using synthetic fertilisers of the agrichemical
> variety, as their payloads in the main are much stronger than organic
> feeds, as are their residues.
>
> The solanum family has an interesting habit of assimilating food (&
> water) best in the period immediately preceeding and following
> sundown so it can prove useful to time your water/feed run to
> coincide with those times -- besides that, it's one of the nicest
> periods of the day so you have the benefit too! <g>
>
> >  3. Do peppers need a similar regime or something different?
>
> In a word: Yes. BUT <g>, their gowth forms and feeding habits are
> considerably more modest when compared with the size a tomato vine
> can be when it's bombing along in full spate, so don't just plaster
> your tomato solution on to your peppers or you'll run the risk that
> they're all as high as kites and out of their skulls on feed. <s>
> Likewise, times to fruiting/harvest can vary hugely between
> individual peppers, eg the Chile Tepin needs some 200-300 days to
> mature @ one end of the scale, while your common or garden bell
> pepper hybrid can require as little as 50-60 to do the same thing.
> Obviously, you need to adjust your feeding regimes to fit the
> lifespan and the life cycle of the plant or the slow guys will be
> drowning in food they don't (yet) need and conversely, the speed
> merchants will be left gasping for it.
>
> Above all, WATCH YOUR PLANTS carefully and they'll tell you what they
> need and when they need it. And they'll do this on an individual
> basis too. Two of the same variety of identical sowing dates will not
> develop necessarily in a peppery/tomato-y form of synchromised
> swimming, so your observations of the individuals in your care hold
> the key to success and brimming trugs @ harvest time... <s>
>
> Hope this helps some of the way @ least but holler if you need more,
> any time.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *R*
>
>
> Richard
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Tomato Plants
> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 21:06:41 -0400
> From: Patrick Callahan <pac1@tiac.net>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>
> On Saturday 09 June 2001 09:48, Andrea Green wrote:
> > We just moved into our new home, and there are some tomato plants that need
> > to be transplanted. How do we go about doing that? Andrea
>
> Short answer:  With a shovel!  ;-)
>
> I think its probably still early enough to move tomato plants from one part
> of the garden to another if that's what you meant.   I'd use a shovel to
> first dig an 8-10 inch diameter hole where the plant is going.  and then dig
> a root ball about 8 -10 inches in diameter around the plant.  Using the
> shovel, pick the whole plant up by the root ball  and put it  where you want
> it.
>
> Be careful to handle by the plants by the root ball not the green plant stalk
> or you'll risk damaging the plants.
>
> I grow my tomato plants a bit close together, leaving a bit more than 1
> square foot per plant.  I don't know if this is right or not.  Anyone know
> for sure?
>
> If you have some seedlings to transplant, here's what I do:
>
> When I put tomato plants in from seedlings,  I use a product called planting
> mix.  Its a mix of peat moss, loam and cow manure.  Great stuff!   I Dig a
> hole about 8 inches deep, and 10 inches in diameter.  Fill it in with this
> stuff.  Adding enough to go bit above the level of the old soil in a rim
> around the 10 inch diameter circle.  I put a handful of soil in the center of
> the crater to form a small mound.  This is what you want the soil to look
> like when you're done.  Its a bit like a small moon crater.
>
> I plant the seedlings so the top of the soil from the transplant root ball is
> 1/2 inch below the original soil level.  I mound up a little soil around the
> stalk about 1/2 inch above the level of the  original soil so the soil looks
> like the moon crater again.  I expect this little bump in the middle and the
> 1/2 inch below grade level will accept new roots the tomato plant will put
> out as it grows and that this will make the plant healthier.   The rims
> around the outside of my craters will hold water.  I can water with a
> watering can and the water won't run off to nourish the weeds.
>
> Many Thanks to Mr. Liu from Taiwan who showed me this crater technique this
> spring.
>
> What do the experts on the list think of these techniques for transplanting?
> Will Andrea run into any problems if she's moving plants as I suggested?
>
> -Pat
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Tomato Plants
> Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 21:40:58 -0400
> From: Debby Williams <debbywilliams1@home.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>
> Pat and Andrea,
>
> The only thing I would add is to use plenty of water.  Soak the transplant hole
> before putting in the plant and then make sure it stays damp for about a week or
> so to make sure it doesn't water stress and concentrates on root growth.  Oh, and
> pick off the flowers and baby tomatoes so it concentrates on the roots.....If it
> makes it you will get plenty of tomatoes to make up for the loss.
>
> Patrick Callahan wrote:
>
> > On Saturday 09 June 2001 09:48, Andrea Green wrote:
> > > We just moved into our new home, and there are some tomato plants that need
> > > to be transplanted. How do we go about doing that? Andrea
> >
> > Short answer:  With a shovel!  ;-)
> >
> > I think its probably still early enough to move tomato plants from one part
> > of the garden to another if that's what you meant.   I'd use a shovel to
> > first dig an 8-10 inch diameter hole where the plant is going.  and then dig
> > a root ball about 8 -10 inches in diameter around the plant.  Using the
> > shovel, pick the whole plant up by the root ball  and put it  where you want
> > it.
> >
> > Be careful to handle by the plants by the root ball not the green plant stalk
> > or you'll risk damaging the plants.
> >
> > I grow my tomato plants a bit close together, leaving a bit more than 1
> > square foot per plant.  I don't know if this is right or not.  Anyone know
> > for sure?
> >
> > If you have some seedlings to transplant, here's what I do:
> >
> > When I put tomato plants in from seedlings,  I use a product called planting
> > mix.  Its a mix of peat moss, loam and cow manure.  Great stuff!   I Dig a
> > hole about 8 inches deep, and 10 inches in diameter.  Fill it in with this
> > stuff.  Adding enough to go bit above the level of the old soil in a rim
> > around the 10 inch diameter circle.  I put a handful of soil in the center of
> > the crater to form a small mound.  This is what you want the soil to look
> > like when you're done.  Its a bit like a small moon crater.
> >
> > I plant the seedlings so the top of the soil from the transplant root ball is
> > 1/2 inch below the original soil level.  I mound up a little soil around the
> > stalk about 1/2 inch above the level of the  original soil so the soil looks
> > like the moon crater again.  I expect this little bump in the middle and the
> > 1/2 inch below grade level will accept new roots the tomato plant will put
> > out as it grows and that this will make the plant healthier.   The rims
> > around the outside of my craters will hold water.  I can water with a
> > watering can and the water won't run off to nourish the weeds.
> >
> > Many Thanks to Mr. Liu from Taiwan who showed me this crater technique this
> > spring.
> >
> > What do the experts on the list think of these techniques for transplanting?
> > Will Andrea run into any problems if she's moving plants as I suggested?
> >
> > -Pat
>
> --
> Debby Williams
> Author of Fruit and Urban Kitchen Gardening e-zines at:
> http://wz.com/homegarden/GardensPlants.html
> Regional Advisor at http://www.thevegetablepatch.com/
> Oakland County, Michigan USA;USDA Hardiness Zones 5b/6a
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Tomato Plants
> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 22:41:49 +0800
> From: "Nesa" <nesa@pacific.net.sg>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> They should have at least 4 leaves, preferably 6.Transplant as deeply
> as possible, down to the just above the last leaf as they do better if
> they have more roots.
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Andrea Green
>      To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>      Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:48 PM
>      Subject: Tomato Plants
>       We just moved into our new home, and there are some tomato
>      plants that need to be transplanted. How do we go about
>      doing that?Andrea
>
>           ----- Original Message -----
>           From: Nesa
>           To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>           Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 12:41 AM
>           Subject: : Feeding Questions
>
>           ----- Original Message -----
>           From: Nesa
>            Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject:
>           Feeding Questions
>            Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all
>           my Tomatoes are in containers I think I've got to
>           get this right.So I'd appreciate some advice with
>           feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how
>           much should I feed each plant?2. How soon after
>           feeding should I water?if its too soon wont it
>           wash away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a
>           similar regime or something different? Thanks
>           bunches. If I've been a bit quiet its becos I was
>           tied up with my business.
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: : Feeding Questions
> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 10:37:54 +0800
> From: "Nesa" <nesa@pacific.net.sg>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> HI Rene,
> I have been offered a community plot by the Town Council in lieu of my
> destroed plot. They want me to start a Gardening Club for the residents-
> mainly senior citizens. As I'm in my thirties and Asian societies have this
> reverence for AGE , I dont know if that's gonna work out. Though they wanna
> put me in charge, calling the shots wont be easy! Am deliberating. What do
> you think?
>
> Nesa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rena falcone <renabean@noln.com>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 10:53 PM
> Subject: Re: : Feeding Questions
>
>
> > Good morning NESA and
> > all,
> > Had a wonderful article written about the kids in our development.  Last
> > Saturday was our "ground-breaking" for the "PLANT-A-ROW" garden that the
> > children are planting to feed the hungry, our local newspaper followed
> > the story and printed a half page article with a great picture of the
> > kids planting.  The are so proud and are more interested than ever in
> > learning gardening.  I hope that this prompts others to do the same in
> > their neighborhoods.  See ya'll.  "r"
> >
> > Nesa wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Nesa
> > >  Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:09 PMSubject: Feeding Questions
> > >  Hi guys how are your gardens doing?Now that all my Tomatoes are in
> > > containers I think I've got to get this right.So I'd appreciate some
> > > advice with feeding: 1. I use Fish Emulsion- how often and how much
> > > should I feed each plant?2. How soon after feeding should I water?if
> > > its too soon wont it wash away the nutrients?3. Do peppers need a
> > > similar regime or something different? Thanks bunches. If I've been a
> > > bit quiet its becos I was tied up with my business.
> >
> >
> >
>
>    ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Tomato Plants
> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 06:52:46 -0600
> From: "Andrea Green" <myst72@micron.net>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>
> Thank you for your reply! For some unknown reason, while there is a garden
> in the backyard, our previous home owner had planted these tomatos in the
> flowerbed along side the house! So we would like to move them to the garden.
> Again, thank you for your response to my much in need of an answer,
> question!
>
> "Not born with green thumbs" Andrea
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Callahan" <pac1@tiac.net>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 7:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Tomato Plants
>
>
> > On Saturday 09 June 2001 09:48, Andrea Green wrote:
> > > We just moved into our new home, and there are some tomato plants that
> need
> > > to be transplanted. How do we go about doing that? Andrea
> >
> > Short answer:  With a shovel!  ;-)
> >
> > I think its probably still early enough to move tomato plants from one
> part
> > of the garden to another if that's what you meant.   I'd use a shovel to
> > first dig an 8-10 inch diameter hole where the plant is going.  and then
> dig
> > a root ball about 8 -10 inches in diameter around the plant.  Using the
> > shovel, pick the whole plant up by the root ball  and put it  where you
> want
> > it.
> >
> > Be careful to handle by the plants by the root ball not the green plant
> stalk
> > or you'll risk damaging the plants.
> >
> > I grow my tomato plants a bit close together, leaving a bit more than 1
> > square foot per plant.  I don't know if this is right or not.  Anyone know
> > for sure?
> >
> > If you have some seedlings to transplant, here's what I do:
> >
> > When I put tomato plants in from seedlings,  I use a product called
> planting
> > mix.  Its a mix of peat moss, loam and cow manure.  Great stuff!   I Dig a
> > hole about 8 inches deep, and 10 inches in diameter.  Fill it in with this
> > stuff.  Adding enough to go bit above the level of the old soil in a rim
> > around the 10 inch diameter circle.  I put a handful of soil in the center
> of
> > the crater to form a small mound.  This is what you want the soil to look
> > like when you're done.  Its a bit like a small moon crater.
> >
> > I plant the seedlings so the top of the soil from the transplant root ball
> is
> > 1/2 inch below the original soil level.  I mound up a little soil around
> the
> > stalk about 1/2 inch above the level of the  original soil so the soil
> looks
> > like the moon crater again.  I expect this little bump in the middle and
> the
> > 1/2 inch below grade level will accept new roots the tomato plant will put
> > out as it grows and that this will make the plant healthier.   The rims
> > around the outside of my craters will hold water.  I can water with a
> > watering can and the water won't run off to nourish the weeds.
> >
> > Many Thanks to Mr. Liu from Taiwan who showed me this crater technique
> this
> > spring.
> >
> > What do the experts on the list think of these techniques for
> transplanting?
> > Will Andrea run into any problems if she's moving plants as I suggested?
> >
> > -Pat
> >
> >
>

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