Comments on: Tomatoes: Trench Planting Method!

By: Why Tomatoes Don't Grow in Your Garden | reluctantentertainer.com Reluctant Entertainer I Sandy Coughlin - Lifestyle, Entertaining, Food, Recipes, Hospitality and Gardening

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By: Transplanting Tomato Seedlings • Saving by Making

Transplanting Tomato Seedlings • Saving by Making — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:50:58 +0000

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By: Tomato Gardening: The Trench Planting Method

Tomato Gardening: The Trench Planting Method — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:28:49 +0000

[…] in Kimba This post from Sandy at Reluctant Entertainer perfectly explains the hows and whys of trench planting your tomatoes. This method is just as easy as traditional planting but will get you a much stronger, more robust plant. Why trench plant? The advantage of trench planting is that the tomato plant will form additional roots all along the stem portion that is buried. The tomato plant will be able to take up more water and nutrients and get off to a quicker start. via reluctantentertainer.com […]

By: Jade @ No Longer 25

Jade @ No Longer 25 — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:34:22 +0000

I’ve never seen anything like this method before. I’ll need to give it a try. Also I can’t believe you can grow tomatoes outside – that’ll be difficult in the North East of Scotland I think – I really need to get a greenhouse here!

Have a lovely day,
Jade
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By: Tickled Red

Tickled Red — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:58:17 +0000

I can't wait for my tomatoes to be ripe :) We trench plant as well. I usual get my plants from the local feed & seed. .-= Tickled RedÂ´s last blog ..Washers for a waffle iron. =-.

By: Donnetta

Donnetta — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:37:28 +0000

Our tomatoes are already in the ground. (Hope our record low temps aren't killing them off! We've been fighting to keep them warm, but time will tell.) When you trench plant the tomatoes do you still allow the same spacing between plants? (approx. 2-3 feet) Hard to tell in the photos. Never heard of this. Will have to give it a try next year! .-= DonnettaÂ´s last blog ..This Moment =-.

By: Holly L

Holly L — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:14:38 +0000

We eat tomatoes like crazy. We are trying to plant tomatoes this year…we don’t have much sun, but we are trying the homemade topsy-turvy in order to take advantage of the sun we have on one side of the house. I have my fingers crossed!

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:04:28 +0000

We planted ours that way and are looking good. Our weather is cool again too for a few days and then it's supposed to be in the high 70's next weekend. Thanks for all the gardening tips...we go out and just stare at our garden each day watching it all grow. We are easily entertained!! :) Connie .-= ConnieÂ´s last blog ..Garden Update! =-.

By: Jenny 867-5309

Jenny 867-5309 — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:25:43 +0000

How interesting! I’ve never heard of trench planting before. I need to plant 2 more Early Girl plants…going to try it and see what happens. I’ve already planted 2 EG plants and 2 Beefsteak plants. (I LOVE beefsteaks!) We’re also doing some Whoppers…they did great last year.

Once again…great post!

By: Amanda @ Serenity Now

Amanda @ Serenity Now — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:19:15 +0000

If we can ever get a day where it's not raining, we are planning on getting our garden going! I definitely want to do tomatoes again this year. Good compost is a must! I didn't know about cages (blushing) when I started last year, but I put them in and it definitely made a difference. .-= Amanda @ Serenity NowÂ´s last blog ..Ode to Spray Paint =-.