Trench Planting - Leggy Tomatoes etc.

[mcsee]

If you have seedling tomatoes that are a bit leggy, here is the method to plant them deeper using the Trench Method.

Trench Planting of Tomato Plants

[Cutecumber]

Blimey! Those are seriously leggy tomatoes! lol!

Interesting technique, but I don't agree that tomatoes "like" their roots near the surface of the soil - in my experience it is better to keep the roots cool and moist by burying the plant vertically on planting. The difference between shallow growing (say in a grow bag) and deep planting is significant in terms of watering and particularly blossom end rot problems.

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