Re: Glads

Rena,

Better late than never for a response on this one....
What about using small bamboo stakes and soft ties to try and train them in the right
direction?  If you dig them up I think you will disturb their growth.

rena falcone wrote:

> Rainfall has caused my glads to grow up looking like a ballet school on the first
> day!  The are growing in all directions but, UP.  Is is advisable to dig them up
> and straighten the out?  They are very strong and appear happy and they are in a
> place that is not in the way so, if I allow them to continue their current
> choreography it may look strange, but, won't bring down the neighborhood.
>
> 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

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