Comments on: Transplanting Tomatoes

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:30:22 +0000

Darrell: My guess is that if you took them from inside to outside at the same time you transplanted them, they might be in shock. Plants grown indoors need to be slowly hardend off. Start with a few hours outside each day… then all day… finally through the night. However, if they had already been growing happily outside, something must have damaged them.

By: Darrell Tester

Darrell Tester — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:18:40 +0000

I bought 3 Early Girl Tomato plants in 5-6in pots. They were 12-15inches in height. I water them for about a week or two in those pots. Then, it warmed up outside, so I tried replanting them in very large pots, that trees came in. They had a large root system going already. I placed potting soil/peat moss in the bottom 3 inches of the large pot. Then, I removed them from the smaller pots, placed them in a depression I made in the potting soil, and filled in more of same around them. I watered them well right after, and placed them outside in a sunny spot. All three of them started withering and drooping right away. I did place a rod along side each plant and used twist ties to secure them. It is now 2 & 3 days since replanting them, and they look worse each time I check them. They already had blossoms growing, when transplanted. Did I do something wrong, or do you think that they will recover from the wilty condition they are experiencing?
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By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:55 +0000

I did transplant my tomatoes in the garden yesterday and having done this technique when I transplanted to bigger pots earlier, I was amazed by all the new roots and the overall plant. Thank you for your tips on tomatoes, (like the seven essentials) I has dramatically increased my production (more tomatoes to eat!) Now let’s hope we’re done with the snow! (can’t really get accustomed to snow in may

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:23:14 +0000

Hey Jennifer, that’s a great question! You certainly could transplant directly into the garden, but most of the time when I’m transplanting into the 3 inch pot, it’s because it’s still too cold outside. The earlier you can get your plants started, the more tomatoes you get. That means the plants are quite large by the time you’re ready to transplant into the garden.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:53:07 +0000

What a helpful site. I love home grown tomatoes and your advice will certainly help me grow better ones. This may be a stupid question but why don’t you transplant the seedlings directly into the garden (rather than into the three inch pot)? Also at what point do you move them from the three inch pot into the garden?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:45:10 +0000

Newspaper pots, eh? Never heard of them… Sounds like a great idea though!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:35:26 +0000

I do that too! A little differently; I start mine in newspaper pots, and then move them to a creamer container with the sides slit and folded down. As the plants grow, I tape the sides back up and add more soil. I tried it for the first time last year with 2 plants, and am completely sold on the method!
~Sarah

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:51:40 +0000

That’s what we do at our house! Then we bury them again when planting in the garden! Some people believe that a fish head in each hole helps as well…..I think fish meal would work just fine!!! Hope you had a great weekend enjoying the weather and getting ready for the season!!!