How to transplant tomatoes? PureGreeny

Introduction:-

Tomatoes are in the Category of Winter Vegetables, and they produces lot’s of Tomatoes in their season. Growing tomatoes can be very easy, if we don’t make the mistakes that we will discuss today. In this Post, we are going to learn that How To Transplant Tomato Plants.

Main Step for Transplanting Tomatoes:-

• When to Transplant tomatoes
• Best time to Transplant
• Water it before Transplant
• Handling Root Bowl
• Burry Deeper
• Choose well Draining Soil Mix
• Remove Air gaps
• Water it Frequently
• Put it in shade

Right Time to Transplant:-

The most important thing to keep in mind While transplanting Tomatoes is the Right Time. Tomato Plants can be transplanted very easily in the Evening Time, because the Temperature is Very Suitable at that time.

In the Transplanting process, the roots get some stress and if you place them in the Sun, then it became Extremely hard for them to survive.

In the daytime, the sun continuously evaporates the Moisture from the plant, that Should be Avoided. So the Evening time is the Best Time to Transplant tomatoes.

Water Before Transplant:-

Other thing is to water the Tomato Plants before Transplanting, it will helps them to bear the Shock. If the Soil is dried, then the roots also doesn’t gets out of the Pot Easily.

So, you have to water Your Tomato Plants before the Transplanting, and let the Soil or roots to Soak the Water Completely. It will keeps the roots hydrated while the Transplantation process.

Prepare Perfect Soil Mix:-

For making the best SOIL Mixture for Tomatoes, you can Read this article. This mixture works Best for such type of Plants.

Handling Root Bowl:-

Next thing Would be Handling the Root bowl Correctly. For loosing the root bowl out of the pot, you can use any tool. But Be careful, try not to damage the roots, otherwise it may cause a heavy transplant shock. All of these steps makes the chance of transplant shock lower and lower.

After removing the root bowl out of the pot, gently pull a plant. This thing will be very easy, if you have watered the plant frequently. Try to save the root bowl as much as you can.

Now, you need to fill the Pot with this type of soil mix, and Place the root bowl of the tomato plants in the pot, add Soil around it.

Roots around the Stem:-

Tomato Plants have ability to produce roots around it’s Stem, that provide support to the Plant. Therefore, you have to bury the Plant as deep as possible. It will be very Beneficial for the healthier Growth of Tomato Plants.

Hit With Ground:-

Now, the another thing here is to remove the Air gaps, if you leave these air pockets, then it may cause fungal growth that is not so good.

Simply, hit the pot slightly with the ground, then the soil will settle down.

Water deeply:-

Watering just after the Transplantation process is extremely important, Because when we take out the roots from the pot, the plant faces water Shortage. So now we have to solve this deficiency by adding frequent Amount of Water into the Soil, Make the Whole soil moist.

Put it in Shade:-

The last thing is to place the Plant in a Shady area. Shady area and Constant Moisture can Help the tomato plants to recover from the Shock Very fastly. In the Sunlight, the Water evaporates very fastly that is not good from these tomato plants.

Shady area have coolness that keeps the Tomato Plants hydrated. Within Few days, the Transplant tomato plants starts their new healthy growth again.

Conclusion:-

It is really easy to Transplant the Tomato Seedlings, if you know the Right method. You just have to reduce Transplant Shock, and the Tomato Plants starts New Growth again.

Hope you find this Post helpful, for any question comment below. As the New growth appear on the Tomato Plants again, you need to add some fertilizer into it’s Soil to keep it’s growth constant.