It has been suggested that stripping all the leaves up to about the top three is best... Then lay the stem and root ball in a trench.. Doing so allows roots to grow along the stem providing more nutrition for the plant...
Well, sometimes you can't bend the stem correctly, without breaking it, to get the plant pointed upright...
MHP gardener (U-Tube) found a solution to this problem from one of his readers and I'm passing it on with pictures....
Lay the plants, in their container, on it's side for about 2 days outside in the sun....
The tomato plant will reach for the sky and make planting easy....
Here are my 4 tomato plants I stripped the bottom leaves from and set on my BBQ... Yesterday, or the day before.. CRS is a big problem anymore....
When planting, the trench should be no more than 2.5-3" deep.. That will allow for oxygen to get to the stem and new root growth..... Dig a small pocket for the root ball to sit in comfortably... fill and pack the trench with some pressure, so the soil contacts the stem well... Water well....
Well, sometimes you can't bend the stem correctly, without breaking it, to get the plant pointed upright...
MHP gardener (U-Tube) found a solution to this problem from one of his readers and I'm passing it on with pictures....
Lay the plants, in their container, on it's side for about 2 days outside in the sun....
The tomato plant will reach for the sky and make planting easy....
Here are my 4 tomato plants I stripped the bottom leaves from and set on my BBQ... Yesterday, or the day before.. CRS is a big problem anymore....
When planting, the trench should be no more than 2.5-3" deep.. That will allow for oxygen to get to the stem and new root growth..... Dig a small pocket for the root ball to sit in comfortably... fill and pack the trench with some pressure, so the soil contacts the stem well... Water well....