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The right time to transplanting tomato plant is when it reaches three times its original height. Trim the leaves from the bottom of the plant before transplanting to bury it deeper in the ground. Temperature is an important factor for young plants.
Growing tomatoes is a rewarding field. All you do is get the plant’s attention and take great care of it. If you do proper transplantation, then at the end of the growing season you will have a huge harvest.
The most important thing to do with young plants is not put them out too early. Due to this, the tomato plants do not harvest well at the end of the season.
In this article, I will tell you how to plant out your young plants step by step so that they can grow healthy and strong. Have a look!
9 Easy Steps to Transplant Tomatoes
Transplant is all about hope: first dig a hole, then transplant the tomatoes and hope for the best. If you are doing tomato transplant outside, the temperature should be balanced during the day or at nightfall. Provide them with a balanced environment to grow healthy.
The following 9 steps are given below;
1. Harden Off Your Young Plants
Hardening off your young plants is a necessary process that allows them to acclimatize to heat, wind, and sun. Young plants begin to grow during this period, with thicker stems and stronger leaves and roots. Protect your young plants, as it causes plant leaves to curl.
Then the plants need to deal with temperature and climatic conditions. Give your plants a shady area at first, then slowly give them sunlight.
When to translate tomato seedlings?
Transplanting tomato seedlings requires six hours of direct sunlight. Do not put the seeds together; allow them some space. Gradually increase sunlight and time. Do proper watering and mulching. This is highly effective for the growth of plants.
2. Choose The Right Location
Proper sunlight for plants
Replanting tomato plants depends a lot on the weather because it has the biggest effect on how they grow. Always choose the best location for transplantation by taking into account sunlight, wind, adequate space, and fertilizer soil.
Always choose the area that gives complete sunlight to tomato plants. Sunlight helps ripen your tomato plants quickly. If you are using containers for growing tomato plants, move the location of the container daily so it receives sunlight on every part of the plant.
Sunlight is important, but it also protects your plants from excessive sunlight because it causes the leaves to burn and has a greater impact on tomatoes. At the end, your plants die.
3. Enough Space
Give your tomato plants enough space, as they will grow quickly in large spaces. Some indeterminate varieties grow 6 to 8 feet tall and want enough space. Also, give them enough support by using trellises and chains; it will protect you from falling.
If you put your plants close together, it will affect the growth of tomato plants and suffocate them because air does not circulate around plants. That’s how oxygen doesn’t reach the roots of the soil. If you give them space, they produce more fruit, improve flowering, and have a greater impact on growth.
4. Tidy Up The Tomato Transplant
Remove leaves, blooms, early flowers, and suckers by using clean tools. Pruning helps your plant to save energy and helps the plant to grow well. The growth doesn’t depend much on how the soil is, but make sure to use nutrient-rich soil fertilizer.
Remove the shoots that are growing between the main stem and branch. It is the best way to speed up the growth of young plants. Indeterminate varieties need more pruning than determinate varieties. It helps them focus on tomato plants to grow healthier and saves the energy needed to divert it to flowers, leaves, and stems.
5. Dig Hole and Put Soil
Digging hole and putting soil into it
After hardening off your tomato plants, put the seeds into the hole. Make sure not to damage the roots of the plants. Dig a hole around 6 to 7 inches deep and put the seeds in it. The depth is mandatory for tomato plants because the roots develop inside it.
A large hole allows the roots to be stronger. Cover these with soil. The soil should be 4-5 inches deep in the ground. Tomatoes are heavy feeders, and they need organic fertilizer. Your soil fertilizer should be enriched with nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus.
How to transplant a tomato plant?
If you are planting your tomatoes in the ground, then make sure to use organic fertilizer for proper growth and strong roots. Poor fruit production is due to nutrient imbalances. Using good compost helps improve the growth of tomato plants and enhance fruit production.
6. Bury Your Tomato Plants Deep
Bury the tomato stems deep in the ground. As your plant grows, it develops deep roots inside that aid in its growth. Also pinch the extra branches, leaves, and twigs from the tomato plant roots.
After transplanting tomatoes, make sure to cover the plant with soil and push the soil deep down by using your fingers, then water your plants regularly. Make sure to protect your roots from being damaged.
7. Proper Mulching
You can use grass for mulching
Tomatoes are highly acidic by nature, and the pH of the soil should be between 6.0 and 6.8. If your soil is too alkaline, you can add compost or other organic mulches to the soil as a mulching layer around tomato plants.
A thick layer of mulch can protect your plants from slugs, snails, bugs, diseases, and weeds. It maintains the level of moisture and the soil’s atmosphere. It also protects the soil by keeping it cool in the summer.
Mulching is important, but excessive mulching damages the roots and prevents oxygen from reaching the roots of the tomato plants. Mulch is classified into two types: organic mulch and inorganic mulch. The most accurate one is organic mulch.
8. Proper Watering
Over-watering and under-watering are the major problems. Growing tomato plants need a lot of water for proper growth. Water your plants daily, early in the morning. The morning is the best time of day.
Maintaining the level of water for tomato plants is necessary. Water your plants according to their needs. In summer, water your plants twice a day. But do not overwater; it will damage the roots of the tomato plants.
If you are using pots or containers for growing tomato plants, then dig a hole for drainage. As proper watering is the key to healthy fruit production,
9. Support Your Tomato Plants
Tomato plants need support because when they are producing fruit during the growing season, they fall over. When you support the tomatoes with cages, this gives protection to the plants.
Cages can be put around tomato plants. It’s important to protect tomato plants from wind because high winds cause damage to the leaves, which then fall off. It will affect the growth of the tomato plants.
Support your tomato plants with stakes, cages, or trellises. Put them around the tomato plants, and it provides support for your plants. Stakes are placed in the tomato plant and tied to the plant’s stem with a stake. I used both to support my plants.
Conclusion
Homegrown tomatoes are 100 times better than buying from a market store. All you have to do is give your plants attention and care. By providing proper water, support, and mulch, you can keep your tomato plants healthy. Protect your plants from pests and diseases.
Give your tomato plants enough space to keep them happy. When you transplant tomato plant, protect your tomato from transplant shock as well. By following these simple steps, you can easily grow your tomatoes well even if you are a beginner. I hope these steps are helpful for you.
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