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Thu, Apr 19, 12 at 13:24
| How deep can I plant my transplants when I move them to the garden? |
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| I don't see any advantage in planting deeper than they are in the seedling form. I am growing mine from seed, if you are buying plants I still feel the same. Al |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 8:59
| are you thinking you can plant them like a tomato .. i doubt you can do that.. but experiment .. if you have a bunch .... also.. are they extremely leggy from indoor growth?? .. if so ... next year.. indoors ... increase light.. and make sure its within 2 inches from the plant.. grow a stubbier plant.. and you wont have to plant it deep ... ken |
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- Posted by dowlinggram 3 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 11:20
| I've grown snaps for many years from seed and when I plant them in the garden they go in at the depth they were growing in their pots. There is really no advantage to planting them deeper and I think there would be a disadvantage. Unlike Tomatoes which grow roots along their stems if planted deeper snaps do not. Of all thge veggies and flowers I grow and have grown over the last 30+ years the only one that goes deeper in the soil than they were in the pots is Tomatoes |
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| All my snaps are pinched once and some twice before they are planted in the garden. I prefer a stronger shorter plant with more flowers. Al |
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| You can plant snaps like tomatoes & peppers if you like - snip off the bottom leaves/branches, as well as any flower buds that might have formed by transplant time, and plant very deep - right up to the lowest set of leaves you left on the plant. This will give you a stronger & deeper root system - I do it with most bedding plants, too. Snipping off the bloom buds removes that powerful energy sink, allowing the plant to initially channel more energy into vegetative growth and establishing a root system. It will pay dividends later in the form of a larger plant with better vitality and more blooms. Doubt would be erased if you've ever planted a trailing snap in the ground and noted the adventitious roots that form at leaf nodes and make their way into the soil.
Al
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- Posted by Handsome54 6a (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 11:44
| Thanks Al & Co.! I'm clueless on the snaps, so I appreciate the input! Prolly bury em deeper....... |
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