[Shieldsy]

Hi all,

Need to pot on my Toms which are now about 6-8 inches or so high. I've read you can plant them deep again to encourage additional/stronger roots so question is do I just plant the whole plant leaving a couple of inches of leaf showing or do I need to pinch out the side shoots to get the additional root growth?

Cheers,

Al

[crh75]

Plant up to the first set of leaves.  If you look carefully you will see lots of tiny hairs on the stem, these will turn into roots.

[madcat]

if they still have their seed leaves, you can take these off and plant up to the first true leaves.

[Stree]

Thanks Madcat, I was about to ask the very same question about how deep you can go with them.

[Buddleja]

if they still have their seed leaves, you can take these off and plant up to the first true leaves.

Oh!! I don't think I've planted mine deep enough    They'll need repotting again soonish - can I plant them deeper then?

[Aunt Sally]

if they still have their seed leaves, you can take these off and plant up to the first true leaves.

Oh!! I don't think I've planted mine deep enough    They'll need repotting again soonish - can I plant them deeper then?

Yes they can be

[Buddleja]

Phew -that's a relief 

[Shieldsy]

Thanks for your replies and help peeps :-)

[RookieJim]

I've Ben thinking the same thing as my toms really need potting on. Which leaves to I plant them up to?



Cheers
Jim

[DD.]

That's rather leggy!

I'd go at least half way up that stem, if not more.

[richy]

I would go up to the 4th true leaf on that one.

[A Reyt Tayty]

My tom seedlings are starting to get a jog on now, but the first sets of true leaves are turning yellow around the edges and shrivelling up. Some also have some "see through" spots on them. Would it be best to wait a bit longer, then nip off the affected leaves and replant deeper right up top where I've taken the leaves off? Some are also just getting yellowish splotches on them. Would a watering with some very dilute epsom salts solution help?

[gavinjconway]

RookieJim - I like your Ostrich eggs on the wall 

[RookieJim]

RookieJim - I like your Ostrich eggs on the wall 

  they do look random, don't they?

Jim

[JayG]

So that's what they are (thank goodness for that!)