Transplanting Tomatoes

by Cutiecrafts17 in Outside > Backyard

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Transplanting Tomatoes

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summer is up on us, bringing the gardening season with it! And with nothing better than a lush green garden to look at and enjoy I will show you how to hop on and get a start to it by transplanting your very own tomato plant!

Supplies

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These are the supplies you will need...


  1. Potted tomato plant
  2. Trowel
  3. An open spot that gets lots of sun
  4. Wood chips/straw (optional)
  5. Trellis (optional)

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Using a small trowel dig down just enough to fit your plant plus the soil the comes with it plus around two inches.


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Firmly press on all sides of container plant is potted in to loosen plant from container.

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Pulling gently from the base of the plant lift the plant and it's soil out of it's container.

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Place your plant into the previously dug pit and lightly press it down.

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Move the soil that was previously dug up back around the plant.

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Firmly press the soil around your plant making sure it completely surrounds the plant.

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Add wood chips or straw around your plant to hold moisture in the ground and around the plant.

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Right after transplanting your tomato plant water it thoroughly with lukewarm to cool water.

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And there you go! You've just transplanted you tomato plant!