I was growing some tomatoes for a class project in school, and I had to bring he pot home for Winter Vacation. I think I need to transplant them into a bigger pot soon.....there are three of them (the biggest is six inches, the smallest is two inches.). I think they may be too close together, but I'm worried about moving the littlest one. It keeps on falling over (its stem is cracked, but I used a toothpick for a stake and used a small piece of tape to make sure it stayed up, and it has survived for about 2-3 weeks like this, with no problems.)
So, What should I do about the 2 in. plant??
2007-12-22 06:47:36 · 9 answers · asked by Florin 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You should transplant all 3 plants to individual pots. Also...you can plant a tomato plant as deep as need be,do you see all of the hairs on the plant stalks..those are actually roots!!take your broken plant and take the broken piece off and plant it right up to the leaves! If you see those tiny hairs...you got roots...tomato plants are hardy plants dont baby them! Stick them in the dirt and water them often at first,when they take root make sure they are staked up and secured..water according to their environment!!!
2007-12-22 07:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you have them close together in a pot they will take nutrients from eachother.
I have staked and taped before and it grew back together and got strong but never as much as the other plants.
When you transplant put a little cat food under them, weird but it has nutrients they love, I had at least 4 foot tomato plants this year. Make sure to put them in a large pot so the roots can grow.
2007-12-22 11:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tomatoes should be repotted as soon as they have their first true leaves. It is time for each tomato to have its own home. You can try and hang on to the feeble plant that you have staked but dont count on it making it. My suggestions is that if your plants are leggy, when you repot, bury most of the stem in the soil leaving just a little stem and the leaves showing above ground. The tomato will put out new roots and will stabilize the legginess. The plants may look droopy for a few days but that is a fairly natural reaction to repotting. But, yes, it is time to repot. When you repot, do not immediately give these plants fertilizer and don't use Miraclegro soil. Miracl gro soil killed most of my tomato plants last year. The fertilizer in this soil is too strong for seedlings.
2007-12-22 12:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keep the strongest and largest looking plant and remove the others to give it more space, or else all the roots will tangle together and they will ALL die. If you can't get a larger pot, this is your only option.
2007-12-22 14:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you transplant them make sure to use root hormone to avoid the transplant shock. It's not just for cuttings. don't use a fertilizer for the same purpose. I would transplant the large one and leave the small ones.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1335076
Here is a bonus answer you might need later for the project.
http://www.expertvillage.com/videos/low-maintenance-garden-pruning.htm
Good Luck!
2007-12-22 09:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
purchase those that say "on the vine". they many times come 3 or 4 to a gaggle and nonetheless have the vine related. sometime the little cherry tomatoes tastes clean. The on the vine tomatoes are extra high priced, however the flavor is fairly worth it.
2016-12-18 07:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little miracle grow helps w/transplant shock.
2007-12-22 07:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Snipper 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you arent supposed to use tape on small plants just string or rope, you will need to put them in a bigger pot they can get quite large
2007-12-22 06:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by justin k 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
snip it off, don't pull.
2007-12-22 12:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋