How deep? I probably put 75% or so of the stem in the ground, but it kind
of depends on how tall the plant is. If I have a very tall one to plant, I
turn it sideways in the ground so as to get most of the stem underground.
More stem underground = more roots more quickly. Generally, I pick off the
bottom leaves before planting and put a little cardboard sleeve around it,
to protect against cutrworms.
gary


"Gene S" wrote in message
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Found a few good looking tomato & pepper plants at
Home Depot - Lakeline & some more (actually better
quality & price) at WallyMart near 183 & 1431 Cedar Park.
The strawberries at WallyMart looked especially
nice - got a pallet.

Question:

Assuming a 6" tomato plant, How "DEEP" do I plant it?
The instructions said 80% deep.

Is there a "rule-of-thumb" for planting tomato plants?
I'm thinking that planting a 6" tomato ~ 2" ( 33%) in the
ground is enough, but ... That is, place dirt 2" up on
the stem.

I plan to plant a "diversion" crop of something real cheap (like
grocery store beans, peas, etc.) around the small pecan trees
to see if the hoppers will be distracted:-) I have no clue if it will
work - but better than have the little ^&*%^! eat the pecan leaves,
again.
Any suggestions as to what to plant?

Thanks,
Gene



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"Gene S" wrote in message
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Good day, all.

Of the varieties of tomato & bell pepper plants at
Home Depot, Lowe's or WallyMart - which varieties will keep
producing in the "HEAT" of the summer? We had
a couple of tomatoes last year that produced "all"
summer - but I can't remember what they we-(

BTW - it froze our here last night, but the peach, etc. tree
blooms seem intact. Could they have actually survived, or will
the fall off shortly? Geesh - two years in a row...

THANKS,
Gene
Briggs, TX

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THANKS, Gary.
I've never planted them ~ 2" - I will plant these
60 at ~75% as you indicated.
Sure hope you are right:-)
I really like the idea of planting deep - just makes
a lot of sense.

Gene
in the metropolis of Briggs,TX

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"gary" wrote in message
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How deep? I probably put 75% or so of the stem in the ground, but it kind
of depends on how tall the plant is. If I have a very tall one to plant,
I
turn it sideways in the ground so as to get most of the stem underground.
More stem underground = more roots more quickly. Generally, I pick off
the
bottom leaves before planting and put a little cardboard sleeve around it,
to protect against cutrworms.
gary


"Gene S" wrote in message
...
Found a few good looking tomato & pepper plants at
Home Depot - Lakeline & some more (actually better
quality & price) at WallyMart near 183 & 1431 Cedar Park.
The strawberries at WallyMart looked especially
nice - got a pallet.

Question:

Assuming a 6" tomato plant, How "DEEP" do I plant it?
The instructions said 80% deep.

Is there a "rule-of-thumb" for planting tomato plants?
I'm thinking that planting a 6" tomato ~ 2" ( 33%) in the
ground is enough, but ... That is, place dirt 2" up on
the stem.

I plan to plant a "diversion" crop of something real cheap (like
grocery store beans, peas, etc.) around the small pecan trees
to see if the hoppers will be distracted:-) I have no clue if it will
work - but better than have the little ^&*%^! eat the pecan leaves,
again.
Any suggestions as to what to plant?

Thanks,
Gene



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"Gene S" wrote in message
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Good day, all.

Of the varieties of tomato & bell pepper plants at
Home Depot, Lowe's or WallyMart - which varieties will keep
producing in the "HEAT" of the summer? We had
a couple of tomatoes last year that produced "all"
summer - but I can't remember what they we-(

BTW - it froze our here last night, but the peach, etc. tree
blooms seem intact. Could they have actually survived, or will
the fall off shortly? Geesh - two years in a row...

THANKS,
Gene
Briggs, TX

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Where is everyone? I guess no one is on the groups; they are all out
planting and stuff.

Merced is a good hot weather producer, as is Heatwave.

Gene S wrote:

Good day, all.

Of the varieties of tomato & bell pepper plants at
Home Depot, Lowe's or WallyMart - which varieties will keep
producing in the "HEAT" of the summer? We had
a couple of tomatoes last year that produced "all"
summer - but I can't remember what they we-(

BTW - it froze our here last night, but the peach, etc. tree
blooms seem intact. Could they have actually survived, or will
the fall off shortly? Geesh - two years in a row...

THANKS,
Gene
Briggs, TX

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