Please look at my tomatoes!

Trillium · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2008, 19:33 »

You didn't do anything wrong Mashauk, but your transplant success rate greately increases if the true leaves are there along with their larger, stronger root systems. Moving them too early by inexperienced gardeners usually results in crushed roots and dead plants. No point rushing them.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2008, 19:43 »

I've just added a pricking out video to the useful topics sticky

Might be useful for you igorina

naturesparadise · « **Reply #17 on:** February 10, 2008, 05:43 »

Quote from: "Trillium"

Quote from: "naturesparadise"
ok you need to get them potted on ASAP as there starting to bolt

Don't understand your reasoning here NP. Toms don't bolt like lettuce and such. Toms need their first set of true leaves (the tiny centre ones in igorina's pic) to be a bit larger which indicates adequate root growth to survive transplanting well.

i meant leggy :oops: all the plants strength is be wasted as it is looking for light

instead of going into growing its leaves

Sadgit · « **Reply #18 on:** February 10, 2008, 08:18 »

people appear to be very keen to start growing this year.... End of the month and I will be starting

EzLou · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2008, 18:01 »

This is probably a stupid question but why do you need to keep uppingf the pot size - is it a bad idea to put them straight into a big pot and leave them?
I'm a very lazy gardener

igorina · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2008, 19:05 »

Quote from: "Ice hockey mad"

Personally, I would sacrifice a few of them in order to make more space between the plants and let them grow a bit more before repotting.

I have just removed most of them as i only really need a few, i felt a bit guilty though lol. I left the strongest looking ones and i have some 4" pots ready for them to go in. I know that i'll have to water more in bigger pots but i don't want to keep messing about with them.

mdueal · « **Reply #21 on:** February 11, 2008, 23:27 »

I never knew the thing about transplanting them deeper. That makes so much sense - last year the bases of all my toms were fairly weak and spindly so hopefully if i put them deeper this year they will be stronger plants with a better root system. Thanks for that!

sweet nasturtium · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2008, 23:39 »

Quote from: "mdueal"

I never knew the thing about transplanting them deeper. That makes so much sense - last year the bases of all my toms were fairly weak and spindly so hopefully if i put them deeper this year they will be stronger plants with a better root system. Thanks for that!

Me too! I didn't know that either.

Mine were weak and then they all just got blight, went brown and died. :cry:

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Trillium

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