Transplanting Tomatoes

summer is up on us, bringing the gardening season with it! And with nothing better than a lush green garden to look at and enjoy I will show you how to hop on and get a start to it by transplanting your very own tomato plant!

Supplies

These are the supplies you will need...

1. Potted tomato plant
2. Trowel
3. An open spot that gets lots of sun
4. Wood chips/straw (optional)
5. Trellis (optional)

Step 1:

Using a small trowel dig down just enough to fit your plant plus the soil the comes with it plus around two inches.

Step 2:

Firmly press on all sides of container plant is potted in to loosen plant from container.

Step 3:

Pulling gently from the base of the plant lift the plant and it's soil out of it's container.

Step 4:

Place your plant into the previously dug pit and lightly press it down.

Step 5:

Move the soil that was previously dug up back around the plant.

Step 6:

Firmly press the soil around your plant making sure it completely surrounds the plant.

Step 7:

Add wood chips or straw around your plant to hold moisture in the ground and around the plant.

Step 8:

Right after transplanting your tomato plant water it thoroughly with lukewarm to cool water.

Step 9:

And there you go! You've just transplanted you tomato plant!