Weekly Gardening Thread (Transplanting Tomatoes) Vol. 10, March 9, 2012

Friday, March 9, 2012 | JustaDumbBlonde

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Previous weeks' threads:

Weekly Gardening Thread (Catalog Fever) Vol. 1 Jan 6, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Seeds) Vol. 2, January 13, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 3, January 20, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (U.S. Hardiness Zones) Supplemental Vol. 1
Weekly Gardening Thread (Soil Types) Vol. 4, January 27, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation) Vol. 5, February 03, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation) Vol. 6, February 10, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation?) Vol. 7, February 17, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Home Sweet Home) Vol. 8, February 24, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Soil Structure Part 1) Vol. 9, March 2, 2012

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[4everontheRight]

Great photos...great info.!!

Thanks as always.

[Red Badger]

...you are going to plant more than just the roots, you are going to plant at least half of the stalk as well, up to 3/4 of the height of the plant is perfectably acceptable. (sic)

This should be stressed again. The tomato plant will make more roots from the buried portion of the stem and be able to absorb more nutrients from the soil, resulting in larger and more abundant crop yields, and be better able to withstand dry periods and wind..............

[GILTN1stborn]

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[JustaDumbBlonde]

Thanks, and you’re welcome! It is such a pleasure sharing info.

[cripplecreek]

Tomatoes are still months away but spring is springing in Michigan.

[left that other site]

Terrific! Thank You!

[JustaDumbBlonde]

[MissMagnolia]

Is that rebar you’re using to stake your tomatoes?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Gorgeous!

[who knows what evil?]

I am looking at 150 different heirloom tomatoes this year...I wasn't able to get around to the other dozen or so I was interested in... :-)

Thanks for another idea or two we can rip off...now to track down some rebar.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Yes, that is rebar. Strong and will last forever. Here is a better photo of the staking.

[goodwithagun]

About how many quarts do you put up with 100 plants?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Last year I had 160 or so plants, and I put up hundreds of jars of tomato sauce, green tomato relish, spiced tomato jam, etc. We also love fried green tomatoes.

[goodwithagun]

That is amazing!

[JustaDumbBlonde]

The rebar works really well. I pound it 18" or so deep and I've never had one fall over, no matter how large the plant or how high the wind. My husband devised a gizmo that pulls them out of the ground so that I can put the tractor in the garden.

I use the rebar for my peppers too. With our loooong growing season, many of my peppers reach 5-6' tall.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Great looking garden - thanks for the info

[MissMagnolia]

I only had 6 tomato plants last year and I scrounged up 6 cages that my mom wasn’t using. My plants grew ‘great guns’ and ended up collapsing the cages .... quite a mess! I laughed when I saw the rebar .... hadn’t thought about using something like that, but for sure, it won’t bend or break!!

One more question .... what do you use to tie the tomato plants to the rebar?