Wondering if these have gotten too leggy? These are cherry tomatoes. Should I be transferring them to a bigger container?
by kewlkitty1204
4 Comments
Numerous-Stranger-81
Yeah, your cups are underfilled. They’re leaning because they have a shallow root structure, they don’t look particularly leggy for that stage.
ObsessiveAboutCats
The cup in the front of the image looks to have two seedlings. You should separate them.
Get a second cup and fill it and inch or so. Use a thin stick to make a hole. Make sure the soil is very moist but has drained.
Go to the cup with two and make sure that soil is also moist. Gently – gently! – try to lift one of the seedlings out of the soil. I usually do it before this point but the roots shouldn’t be too sturdy yet.
If you get the other seedlings free with its roots intact, place it in the new cup.
For all cups, get some moist potting soil and pack it around the stems, right up to the bottom leaves. This will help the plants a lot – they will develop tons more roots and also be better supported.
I do recommend using diluted Alaska fish fertilizer for all of the above steps that involve moist potting soil. It helps a LOT to fight transplant shock and also gives everything a gentle feed.
New-Cucumber-7423
More soil.
Consider double-cup method. Basically get second solo cup and put holes in the bottom of cup with plant in it. Put a couple marbles/rocks in the bottom of the new hole-free solo cup. Drop the planted solo cup in other cup. Fill half way up with water.
Ensures bottom watering and your roots will go crazy.
scottyWallacekeeps
Green up… A lil yellow. Always means add iron. I wouldn’t add any fertilizer though as they get leafy tall to fast
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Yeah, your cups are underfilled. They’re leaning because they have a shallow root structure, they don’t look particularly leggy for that stage.
The cup in the front of the image looks to have two seedlings. You should separate them.
Get a second cup and fill it and inch or so. Use a thin stick to make a hole. Make sure the soil is very moist but has drained.
Go to the cup with two and make sure that soil is also moist. Gently – gently! – try to lift one of the seedlings out of the soil. I usually do it before this point but the roots shouldn’t be too sturdy yet.
If you get the other seedlings free with its roots intact, place it in the new cup.
For all cups, get some moist potting soil and pack it around the stems, right up to the bottom leaves. This will help the plants a lot – they will develop tons more roots and also be better supported.
I do recommend using diluted Alaska fish fertilizer for all of the above steps that involve moist potting soil. It helps a LOT to fight transplant shock and also gives everything a gentle feed.
More soil.
Consider double-cup method. Basically get second solo cup and put holes in the bottom of cup with plant in it. Put a couple marbles/rocks in the bottom of the new hole-free solo cup. Drop the planted solo cup in other cup. Fill half way up with water.
Ensures bottom watering and your roots will go crazy.
Green up… A lil yellow. Always means add iron. I wouldn’t add any fertilizer though as they get leafy tall to fast