plant the plant deep

I can still hear my Mother saying “Tomato plants will develop roots all along their stem where the stem is under the soil line. To give your tomato plant the best start, plant the plant deep.”

In the photo above, an Amish Paste tomato plant had grown too tall and leggy. Because of this, it’s stem was weak and couldn’t support the weight of the plant. The plant received damage in the form of an almost severed stem. While other types of plants wouldn’t be able to survive this kind of damage, the tomato can.

I pinched off the lowest branch and planted this tomato deep in the ground, bringing the soil line almost up to the next set of branches. All is well now and I am dreaming of the sauces I will make in September.