Growing Tomatoes – Potting On

Growing Tomatoes - Potting On

This is a guide to potting tomatoes into bigger pots with fresh compost to help them grow on.

When do I pot them on? – Pot them on when you have 2 pairs of leaves (4 all together).

You will need:
Tomato Seedlings in trays, pots or cells. (I’m using Roma VF, F1 Tornado and yellow bell),
Individual Pots – 4 to 6 inches diameter (1 pot for each seedling),
Multi-Purpose Compost,
Dibber.

Instructions:
1. Fill the individual pots with multi-purpose compost.
2. Use the dibber or your finger to make a hole to put your seedling in.
3. Very gently pick out your seedling holding the leaves and not the stem.
4. Transplant seedling into your hole and fill compost in around seedling.
5. Water well.
6. Repeat for all seedlings.

Top Tip! Your seedlings may need a few days to recover from being transplanted. Just water every day and you will see new growth.

What do I do when the seedlings outgrow these small pots? You will need to pot your seedlings on again to their final position in a pot size of 10 inches diameter or larger or in a growbag. You may need to provide a bamboo cane for support when the plant starts to fruit.

When do I feed them with tomato fertilizer? Fertilze when the first fruits are appearing, this gives the plant a boost and helps produce further fruit.

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