Yep, just plant them deep. You can just leave the branches on, and leave
the leaves on the branches (say that 5 times fast!). I used to remove the
branches years ago, when that was the standard advice, and they still did
fine, so now I don't worry when I sometimes break a branch as I'm burying
it.

Here's a tip--put the stakes in *before* you plant the tomatoes--so you
don't inadvertently damage the roots and/or drop the sledge hammer on a
plant.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
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I just received my tomato transplants. The grower and many sources
recommend deep planting an additional 4-6 inches of stem.

My question is do you do anything specific with the branches on the
bottom 4-6 inches?

I assume I should completely bury them?
Do I leave the leaves on the branches I bury?


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