Tomato Plants are Great!

Tomato plants are awesome! They thrive in a lot of diverse conditions, they're tough to kill, they can produce abundant tomato fruits, and they're just cool!

What's cool about them? You know how you have to transplant most plants at nearly the same depth in the soil as they are in the pot if you want them to survive? Well, it's different with tomatoes. You can plant them deep! In fact the deeper the better!

Why plant them deep? Because every one of those little hair-like things sticking out of their stems will become a root, and that will make your plant stronger and help it to bear more and better fruit!

You have to admit, that's pretty cool!

So is there any trick to this? Not really, but a couple of important things to do before you cover that plant. First, be sure to loosen the root ball when you remove it from the pot. This helps the roots to grow out into the soil instead of in on itself (which could choke it in a sense). Second, make sure you remove any leaves that will be below the soil. Leaving them on could cause problems like rot.

If you haven't already planted your tomatoes, or if you just did within the last day or so, you can still put it in deep. Dig a hole deep enough that you can put practically the whole plant in! As long as you leave a few inches of the plant above the soil, your tomato should do well.

If you have already planted and it's starting to grow you can still get a better root system. How? By carefully (so as not to break the stem) laying most of the stem down on the soil and covering it up. Again, be sure to remove any leaves that would be covered.

Hopefully you'll be able to try this out and get some awesome tomatoes and healthy plants this season! Give me a call at 801-885-3178, email me at gardengoddesses@hotmail.com, or leave a comment for more help!

Lara Cummings
Garden Goddesses
Life is a garden. Grow a good one.