Moving a Tomato Plant

RE: Moving a Tomato Plant Post By Lynda (Guest Post) (08/01/2006) I'd move it LATE in the evening, then keep a patio umbrella over it and between it and the hot sun, until it has had a chance to recouperate from the transplant shock, perhaps even two weeks. Remember to companion-plant a Basil plant (or three) all around it to discourage the pests that attack it, AND remember to both plant a WHOLE egg in the hole prior to planting AND add crushed egg shells all around it as you fill in with compost and soil. Stake it to eliminate ALL stress, water deeply(about 15 min.) only around roots about two times/week, AND check DAILY for any yellowing leaves, caterpillars, spider mites, virus, etc. CUTTING, NOT PULLING and tossing them, washing hands prior to touching plant again. Wrapping the main stem in waxed paper folded double moderately tightly about three-four inches up burying one inch in soil will discourage creeping pests. Spraying blossoms with "tomato set" helps in production. Filling a one liter washed plastic jug(top cut off, four holes poked into bottom with ice pick and set beside each tomato plant) 1/2 full of organic compost and 1/2 with water promises good fertilizer substitute. Mark your calendar as to when you first transplanted it, then try gently removing umbrella for short periods of time until plant does not droop with the first 10 min. of hot sun. Remember that Eastern morning sun is the most desirable for all plants, and Western is the hottest, but that tomato plants must have about 7-9 hours of overhead sun. Reflection of heat off near-by concrete will cook the leaves, watering at night or early pm is best, and not too often. Container grown vegetables work well if the center of a deep container is filled with pea-gravel (through a large diameter PVC pipe scrap, then removed when filled with gravel) so that it can be watered, fertilized through the gravel. This is for LARGE containers and multiple plants (about three) only. Good luck and God bless. RE: Moving a Tomato Plant Post By (Guest Post) (07/30/2006) Usually tomato plants are very hardy. They transplant easily. When you plant it in it's new home bury the stem a few inches (if possible) deeper than it was previously. Keep it watered. I like to put some crushed dried egg shells in the hole that I place my tomato plants in for a sweeter flavor! RE: Moving a Tomato Plant Post By (Guest Post) (07/29/2006) You should be able to dig it up, pot it and transplant it at your new place. Tomatoes are pretty hardy. Just keep it watered and in light sunlight until you replant it in a sunny location.