DIY Garden: transplanting tomatoes

April 28, 2011 · Posted by in Environment 

Need a little help ensuring that your green tomato plants grow into juicy, red balls of deliciousness?

Turn these little greenies ... (Photo from Flickr on Graibeard's photostream)

Here are a couple of key tips from Emily Oaksford of Grown in the City.

Roots:  It is very beneficial to re-pot tomato starts at least once before transplanting them into their final outdoor location.

The first transplant: Once the start has two sets of leaves and the plant is 3-4 inches tall, re-plant the start just under the lowest set of leaves.

More transplants: You can transplant your tomato again (and again) once it reaches 8-10 inches in height, before you plant your tomato outside.

The final transplant: The transplanting of your tomato into it’s outdoor growing location should be done using a similar method of burying the stem above the current soil level.

Read the rest of Oaksford’s suggestions at DIY: Transplanting tomatoes (again and again).

Into these yummy, ripe tomatoes! Photo by Marty Caivano.

 

 

 

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