I planted my garden on April 19th after acclimating them to my yard. I will be applying mulch soon. Shown here is my Yellow Taxi tomato in a container. It took most of the day to decide exactly which one to place where - no matter how much I plan I change my mind on the day of planting.
Since Cindy is monitoring these blogs I'll ask my two questions about planting:
1. If the top stem of the tomato plant is damaged and breaks off - will the plant recover and grow another main stem?
2. When you bury the tomato plants stem what do you do with the bottom stalks? I worry that if I cut them I invite disease, but I also read that they shouldn't touch the ground.
1. The plant will recover if broken tips happen, it is really amazing to see what happens to them. Some folks snip the tips to make a more bushy plant and not as tall.
ReplyDelete2. I just bury the extra branches, I am always afraid that I will damage the stem if I pinch off those bottom leaves. I don't think that leaving them on can create disease problems underground.
Welcome to the blog Diane!