Tomato subject again.

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denice

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I have been threatening to grow tomatoes for several years and have finally planted some. Now for the funny part: I was shopping at Home Depot and my son found a little kit to grow some. It consisted of a metal pail, seeds, dirt and mini gardening tools. We planted, and now we have approx. 20 little seedling in this pail! My question is at what height do I separate them? I really do not have a well soiled place to plant them outside so was thinking of doing a few in planters. Any suggestions on this?

TIA

 
Denice, here is an older thread on the tomato growing topic. It discusses transplanting...

seedlings into separate pots prior to transplanting outside, among other things.

As for putting your particular plants into planters - it might not work out as you would like. It depends on the variety you've seeded - some tomato plants can grow to be very tall - I've had some grow to over 8 feet! Generally, when you want to grow tomato plants in containers you would do it with "patio" or "hanging" varieties (which are unlikely to be sold in a kit, I would think).

I know this is not much help in your situation :eek:( I would just do what will give your little boy the most enjoyment and least disappointment...

http://www.finerkitchens.com/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=5709

 
Thank you Ruth. These are claiming to be beefsteak...

I will do more research.
And really, really, really, thank you for realizing the implications of my son's reactions. I'll do my best!
Take care.

 
You are welcome, Denice. Beefsteakx are nice tomatoes. The variety I've...

grown gets to be about 5' tall. I use a cage and 2, thick, 6' high stakes to hold their mass upright. Theoretically, you could plant them in large heavy pots (to keep them from tipping), and water heavily.

Maybe someone has another solution...

 
If you don't have room for 20 plants, which will take up a lot of space.....

Why not transplant them to give to a few neighbors/friends or relatives that would appreciate to plant them? That also could be a good project of good will and sharing to accomplish share with your son.

On the other hand, if you have space enough for 20 full grown tomato plants laden down with fruit, GREAT!! smileys/smile.gif You'll have tons of fresh fruit so share!

My girls have always enjoyed taking garden produce to people. So many people don't have time or yard space to grow things and are so, so appreciative of your efforts!

I have an elderly friend whom I keep in fresh veggies to all summer long. She's on a fixed income and it helps her tremendously to have them. Not to mention how healthy organic veggies are. My husband has even taken tomato plants over and planted them along the side of her senior citizen's apartment some years. That was great!

This summer I'll be taking my 19 mo old granddaughter with me to share veggies. I'm so looking forward to seeing the joy on her face when she sees the reaction in people. Doing nice things for people blesses you more than it blesses them! smileys/smile.gif

I know you'll have a wonderful experience with your son! Please keep us posted in how it goes.

 
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