Transplanting Tomato Seedlings
Transplanting Tomato Seedlings
As your tomatoes continue to grow, transplant them to larger pots containing a richer soil when they have 1 or 2 true leaves - each time burying them a bit lower into the ground. Allow the surface of the soil to dry between waterings, but don't let the plants wilt. Every 10 days or so, add some organic balanced formula fertilizer, manure tea or fish emulsion to the water.
Begin hardening the tomato plants off (getting them used to living outdoors) about two weeks before you plan to transplant them into the garden. By this time your tomatoes should have formed 2 or more sets of true leaves. Set the pots outside in the shade by day, and bring them back inside at night, gradually acclimatizing them to outdoor conditions.
You need to harden all tomato plants before setting them outside in your garden - even those purchased from a nursery.
Begin hardening the tomato plants off (getting them used to living outdoors) about two weeks before you plan to transplant them into the garden. By this time your tomatoes should have formed 2 or more sets of true leaves. Set the pots outside in the shade by day, and bring them back inside at night, gradually acclimatizing them to outdoor conditions.
You need to harden all tomato plants before setting them outside in your garden - even those purchased from a nursery.
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