Bury the stem?

geol · March 11, 2006

When you say plant just like tomatos - can you bury the stem, or do eggplants need to maintain the same root depth?

**nctomatoman** · March 12, 2006

I bury the stem, just like tomatoes - and do the same with hot and sweet peppers and tomatillos. They may not root along the stem like tomatoes do, but the resulting seedlings end up stronger and stockier.

JohnF · March 13, 2006

Ditto for all of them and for the same reasons.

Sequee · May 16, 2006

Be sure not to over water if you bury the stem. This is the number one cause of damp-off in veggie plants

March 11, 2006	#1
geol Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NJ - 6/7 Posts: 109	Bury the stem? When you say plant just like tomatos - can you bury the stem, or do eggplants need to maintain the same root depth?

March 12, 2006	#2
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I bury the stem, just like tomatoes - and do the same with hot and sweet peppers and tomatillos. They may not root along the stem like tomatoes do, but the resulting seedlings end up stronger and stockier. __________________ Craig

May 16, 2006	#4
Sequee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lake Carmel, NY Zone 6b Posts: 4	Be sure not to over water if you bury the stem. This is the number one cause of damp-off in veggie plants __________________ Sequee

March 13, 2006	#3
JohnF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangor, Maine Posts: 66	Ditto for all of them and for the same reasons.