Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: League City, TX
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Hi all. I'm a newbie here and I am trying container gardening. Last Spring (2015) I did I did my first container with a cherry tomato. I think I got too excited when I spotted the first blooms and then the first tomatoes. But that was last Spring. We were staying in our RV at the time and have since moved on so I no longer have it.
This year, the first (or maybe second) weekend in April I tried something different - growing from tomato slices. I used two slices and it didn't take long to have sprouts, just under two weeks. My question is this - do I need to thin the herd out? There are a lot of them close together and my cousin asked me if I had done it. I did pull about five from each side but I really have no idea what I'm doing here. I have some pictures so you can see what I have and hopefully I can get some advice. Thanks bunches.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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If you started on April 1st, then they must be big plants by now. You should've tried to separate theme after 2-3 weeks (say April 20th ) or plus/minus a week, depending on how close they were.
Now we don't where they are now (in pots ? in ground ??) If you really really want more plants still you can separate some. Otherwise reducing them is a piece of cake: just cut them off above the roots. If you post a few pictures, it can be helpful in helping you. Gardeneer |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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Hi Terri,
Yes, you need to thin them out. How big are they now? If you cannot easily separate them, pick the best looking one and cut the stems of the others right down to the ground so that there is only one plant in the pot. (If you have the room for more plants, you can root the cut stems in water to make more plants). Good luck! Linda Ha ha! Gardeneer was typing at the same time as me..... |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: League City, TX
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Thanks for the reply. I did try to post pictures but they didn't appear. I think there was a message that the moderator had to approve or something like that. They really aren't very tall at all...not like I thought they would be by now. I'll try to do the pictures again and see if they show this time.
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Terri Newbie Gardener Last edited by Mom2PBJ; June 9, 2016 at 04:48 PM. Reason: To add pictures |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Try it again, in a few days. Gardeneer Wow ! What happened ?. After I posted above and came back, there were your pictures. That is good |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: League City, TX
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![]() I don't even know what kind of tomatoes these are. I had gotten the ones that come four on a vine from the grocery store and used those slices. Next time I will be more aware of what I plant. ![]()
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Downingtown, PA
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cool thing bout tomatoes is that even after you cut them you can replant them
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Central Coast, California, USA
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well, you are starting to learn the thing all gardeners learn eventually
it's your one plant against the world the world of hungry bugs and opportunistic plants |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: League City, TX
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I did replant a couple of them. I only had two smaller containers so I used those. We shall see...
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Downingtown, PA
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keep them misted and under light, whenever I am cloning I keep them under 24 hour light, warm and wet with high humidity
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container gardening , not sure about this , thinning |
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