A short video that shows how to pot on tomatoes, and explains why it is important. Potting on tomatoes is a necessary step when growing tomatoes and this video explains why potting on is worth while.
For more advice and lots of tips about growing tomatoes see ” Success with Tomatoes” by Carol Bartlett The Sunday Gardener available from the website www.sundaygardener.co.uk
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Why is it wrong to pot on tomatoes directly into a large pot?
In my experience re potting improves the tomato plant, particularly if you are growing from seed handling seedlings. Small plants in large containers or planting outside directly into the vegetable plot may fail to thrive. Like all plants, the root system is most important and repotting enables a stronger root system to develop before planting the tomato outside or into its final large container. It also gives you the opportunity to sink the stem of the tomato plant deeper each time you re pot which allows more roots to grow along from the buried stem.
How refreshing – a helpful video, short and to the point without a lots of useless chatter. Lovely presenter – such a calming gentle delivery. Thanks Sunday Gardener.
Have ignored my tomato plants! Now 3ft tall and flowering but in 12cm pots! Do I repot to intermediary stage or straight to 10litre pots?!