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Tue, Jun 4, 13 at 14:25
| My tomato seeds were off to a slow start but they are finally starting to thrive and I am wondering if I should transplant them to their final containers? Also, should I bury them deeper then they are now? They have 2-3 sets of true leaves and are 2-3 inches tall. A picture is attached. Thanks for the help! |
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| Recently I have read much about burying new tomatoes deeply. I tend to compromise. I put the tomatoes a bit deeper that the started pot was planted. But, I do not over-do it to the point of burying a bunch of branches. Keep in mind....tomatoes have a lot of issues with moisture/fungus. |
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| They are still awfully small at 2-3" so they would normally go into a 4-5" pot at this stage to grow more before transplanting them into a much larger container. Normal transplant size is 6-8" as but then it will have developed enough roots to survive in a big container. It can be quite difficult to keep such a small plant from drowning in a big container simply because they hold so much moisture. When I transplant I bury all the bare stem part up to just 1/2" or so below the cotyledons. Dave |
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| In my opinion, you should separate them. Then you can either plant in their final destination(garden or pot) or plant them in a 4" pot and later on do the final transplant. The smaller the seedling, the less shock from transplanting. But transplanting individual seedling from a 4" pot to permanent location will not disturb it. All you would do then is to water it , wait a while, take it out of pot(by inverting and slight tapping on the bottom and putting in the prepared hole(garden or planter) .I would not touch the roots, although tomatoes are tolerant. |
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| I agree with seysonn...that's what I did this season. My plants are in the garden and look good (except for the unending rain, which I hope does not cause too many problems...got the fungicide ready). |
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