On 26/04/2013 18:48, stranger wrote:


When I pot on tomatoes, I put them in so that the first leaves are just above
the compost level in the new pot.

Should you do that with other plants as well?

eg I am potting on some sunflowers and they are about 1.5 inches of stem before
the leaves.

How deep should I do them please?

Do you mean the "First leaves" or the cotyledons (Seed leaves)?
Remember when handling seedlings ALWAYS hold them by the leaf/cotyledon
and NOT by the stem.
As I was taught, you wouldn't pick up a baby by its neck.
You ask how deep.
Well that depends on the pot/container depth, many seedlings will root
up the stem so planting a little deeper will help give you more roots.,
but don,'t over pot.
Most of us have learned by trial and error.
In gardening the best way to learn is to experiment, What works for one
person doesn't always work for another.
Remember plants don't read the books, and will do as they please. What
may grow to 4ft in one place may reach 8ft in another place or another
garden.
David @ a surprisingly sunny end of Swansea Bay, after a few hail
showers around lunch time.