Thursday, February 9, 2012

How deep do you plant tomato plants in containers?

For planting already started plants, just plant them the depth of the soil they are already in. Planting too deep will cause the stem to rot and too high might expose some of the roots.

How deep do you plant tomato plants in containers?
Listen friend,, do not follow these other directions,,, you WANT good little plants that are strong looking, break off the bottom leaves up to the last five true leaves,, did a small trench about 4 inches deep and lay the plant at an angle so that all the stem is in the ground,, roots will actually grow from those little hairs you see on the roots,, aged rabbit droppings are great for tomatoes,, but miracle grow will work,, do a general search for planting tomatoes and you will see that my method is preferred by far over any other...
Reply:My friend likes to plant her tomatoes deep in a container; I don't. I plant mine shallow but I strip the leaves off from near the root ball, leaving only the growing tip and two leaves. I use a large diameter pot that's also deep and make a graduated trench across the pot. I lay the root ball down in the deeper end of the trench and the stem along the trench about three-quarters of the way across the pot. Then fill in the trench with soil and a bit of fertilizer. Roots will form all along the buried stem with a second root ball forming where the stem comes out the soil. The increased root system will provide more nutrients to the plant. Using this method of growing tomatoes and fertilizing with egg shell and tomato food during the growing season, I managed to harvest an average of over a hundred tomatoes over the summer and fall from one plant. I used an indeterminate tomato variety, a plum tomato called San Murrazano. One year I harvested 135 tomatoes and about 60 of them I had to ripen in a basket in my kitchen as they were my final harvest in the first week of October and I live in Montreal Canada.
Reply:Plant the lowest level of leaves under the ground. This elps the root system to become strong. These plants are very heavy so you want to make sure you do it right because if the fruit touches the ground it will decay.
Reply:Has anyone here ever even grown tomatoes? Plant 80% of the plant. The "stem" will sprout new roots and make a hardier plant. The only reason it would rot would be if you over-watered and there was no drainage.
Reply:you can plant a tomato as deep as you want for if you have a plant 3 feet long you can dig a trench and tear off there leaves off the bottom 2 feet and lay in trench cover with soil this will give the plant a bigger root system for ever leaf tore off it will have roots form and the plant do better in dry weather also plus a bigger area to put feed or water on for better pick of food. what i want to get is that you can not plant to deep;not all plants can do this.
Reply:How to Grow Tomatoes in Containers


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Choose your sunniest location, with a minimum of 5 hours of direct sun.


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Choose an appropriate container. A five gallon pot will work, but a half barrel is better.


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For best results choose compact varieties, which means less plant to deal with.


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Use a well draining planting mix. Commercial mixes from your local nursery work well.


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Mix eggshell or bone meal in planting mix. This adds calcium and phosphate for fruit growth.


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Mix 10-25% compost or composted manure to the planting mix for better tasting fruit.


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Add a slow release fertilizer, or feed every 10-14 days with a general purpose fertilizer. (Organic growers can use a top dressing of blood meal or other high nitrogen fertilizer.)


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Check water needs daily by inserting fingers several inches into soil to determine moisture content. While each location is unique, the ideal is a moist but not wet soil. Understanding how to and when to water your plants is the key to success.
Reply:if they're already grown then plant them as low as the dirt is on the plant and if it's a seed then just plant it like a regular plant


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