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Upright-growing rosemary is a good companion.Tomatoes are a warm-weather crop. Because it is low-growing and has thin stems and a wiry habit, don't crowd it because vigorous neighboring plants might choke it out. Give it excellent drainage in a pot and good air circulation. Thyme is well suited for containers because of its size and the fact that it demands perfect drainage. In the warm, humid climates of zones 9 and 10 it may suffer in the summer in zone 10 it is best to lower your expectations and just consider it a cool season annual. The leaves are evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on the how far North it is growing. You may also hear it called winter thyme, because it is one of the most cold hardy of all the different thymes. This tiny-leaved thyme is among the most aromatic, more so than larger-leafed varieties. Use it to elevate the flavor of good ole' beef stew, too. Highly aromatic, it enhances meat dishes, eggs, cheeses, soups, and sauces, and it is a primary component of both Bouquet Garni and Herbes de Provence. Thyme is an easy and practical herb to grow. Whether in a pot or in the ground, set each tomato transplant so that 2/3 of the plant is buried. Within a couple of months or so, your plants with super roots will delight you with a bountiful harvest of lovely fruit! If desired, remove the lower branches to make it easier to bury your tomato plant.

Make sure your tomatoes get just the right kind and amount of nutrition by feeding with a top quality plant food like Miracle-Gro® Shake ‘n Feed® Tomato, Fruit & Vegetable Plant Food, which contains calcium to help ward off blossom end rot.

Throughout the growing season, continue to water thoroughly whenever the top inch of soil is dry.

Label the plant to help you remember which variety you're growing.

Only the top few inches of the plant will be exposed.

Fill in the hole or trench with some of the soil you removed.

To do this, angle the plant so that the growing tip is above ground.

If you prefer, you can instead lay the plant on its side in trench, provided that it is at least 5 or 6 inches deep when buried and that the ground beneath it isn't hard as a brick.

Remove the plant from its container (or, if it's in a biodegradable pot, simply remove the label and very bottom of the pot) and place it in the hole.

This can make burying the plant easier, but it isn't necessary.

If desired, pinch or snip off the branches on the portion to be buried.

Dig a hole that is about 2/3 the height of the plant, including the root ball.

Raised beds need soil that's heavier than potting mix but lighter than in-ground soil Miracle-Gro® Raised Bed Soil is a good choice. When growing tomatoes in containers, fill pots with a premium quality potting mix like Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix, which is lighter and fluffier than in-ground soil. If you're growing in the ground, improve the texture and nutrition of your native soil with compost or Miracle-Gro® Garden Soil for Vegetables and Herbs.

#Repotting tomato seedlings how to#

Here's how to plant your tomato deep in the ground: (This applies whether you're growing in the ground, in a raised bed, or in a container.) These extra roots strengthen the plant so that it can support more fruit and is better able to survive hot weather.

This goes against everything you've ever heard about "don't plant too deep or you'll kill the plant." Tomatoes break that rule because they actually have the ability to sprout additional roots along the buried stem. Why? Because the plant will have a better, stronger root system.

That means that if you buy a 10-inch tall plant, all but the top 3 to 4 inches is buried.

#Repotting tomato seedlings full#

Each Bonnie tomato label urges you to plant tomatoes deep, so that a full 2/3 of the plant is underground.