toms in pots

[Maidenheadtaff]

i have lots of toms some in small pots. i went on holiday for a week and asked my neighbour to water them in the greenhouse.The toms seem to have outgrown the pots but only upwards and some are also bent over.
I recall somewhere saying that if you leave toms in too small a pot for too long they ruin and won't flower.

I don't wan to tchuck them but no use keeping if they won't supply their chosen fruit

[Maidenheadtaff]

[Jeannine]

Repot them burying as much of the stem as you can.If going in the garden trench plant them.


Pinch off the lower leaves,dig a trench,about 4 inches deep and 8-10 inches long.Lay the entire plant horizontally in the trench.
Cover the stem with soil. Leave just the top cluster out of the soil. Roots will form all along the surface of the stem enabling the plants to absorb water and nutrients better and faster,they quickly become vigorous quickly, which can result in earlier maturity and higher yeild.

Re fill the trench, pack firmly with your hands and water well  The plant will be on it's side but it will get up within a couple of days XX Jeannine