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Gardening

intheflow

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10. I ended up rooting planting them sideways.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #9)

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:01 AM

May 2013

We had five plants. I was successful replanting four but broke the top off one just trying to move the tomato cage off it. There're some very vigorous lower leaves emerging from the stem, though, so I'm going to leave it there and see if it either recovers itself naturally or becomes another opportunity to plant it sideways. Tomato gardening is an adventure, for sure!

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Question about spindly tomato plants. [View all] intheflow May 2013 OP

you could... nebenaube May 2013 #1

I wouldn't prune them like that. beac May 2013 #2

Just plant them sideways NJCher May 2013 #3

They're already 2.5 feet tall, intheflow May 2013 #4

That's exactly the type of plant that should be buried neck-deep Gormy Cuss May 2013 #5

should have mentioned NJCher May 2013 #6

I'm giving it a shot! intheflow May 2013 #7

Plant them deep - tomatoes can put out new roots from the leaf nodes Retrograde May 2013 #8

You can do a few things.....see below NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #9

I ended up rooting planting them sideways. intheflow May 2013 #10