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Cordon Toms - Burying some of the stem

NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
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I hgave some of the above and they are 2 foot tall and skinny and will be affected by the strong winds on my plot.

I have heard that you can plant with some of the stem under the earth.

? Is this true 
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Yes
    The plants will then grow feeding roots from the buried stem, just don't overdo it :)
    Up to the 1st set of true leaves is what I do

    Billericay - Essex

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Yes, I also bury part of the stem when I plant tomatoes, they will grow new roots on that part of the stem.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Pete.8

    Looking at them now there are a set of leaves that have turned white with tiny new shoots coming out of the gap and then the next set of true leaves are 6 inches above the pots soil level.

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Pick off the white ones and plant them about 3 - 4" deep up the stems.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Pick off the white ones and plant them about 3 - 4" deep up the stems.
    I agree
    If there are any side-shoots low down remove them before plunging them into the ground

    Billericay - Essex

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  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Im off to the plot as soon as its stops raining 

    Thanks both.
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It's a bit chilly for planting toms outside atm
    Can you wait a week or  ....... until it warms up a tad.
    If the night temps are below about 12C then they won't grow and may just keel over

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited May 2021
    I plant mine about 4inches deep, but inside a bottomless 7.5L pot sunk an inch into the soil . This makes waterin easier as it all does down rather than across the bed. As the plants get bigger , I add more compost into the pot an inch of two at a time .
    Google "ring culture" 
    Devon.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    In the end i planted the 6 plants and Foxy decided he liked digging them up so i only have ine healthy plant. Hardly any toms though but its been a strange season.
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