Trench town rock

Week 12 Tomatoes

This year we started our tomatoes a bit early... like a month too early. They got leggy and too tall to keep themselves upright. We were worried that we completely screwed them up this year. Do we start over? Do we take cuttings and replant them? Do we repot all 60 of the tomatoes we started?

Nope, we left them as is. Hardened them off and chose the best 20 to plant.  Normally we would dig a really deep hole, so only the top 4 inches of the plant would be above ground. But this year, we tried out the trench method.

Step 1: Dig a horizontal hole 4-6 inches deep, and as long as your plant is.
Step 2: Pinch off all but 2-4 sets of leaves
Step 3: Lay the plant down and cover with soil. Gently bend the top of the plant and support it with soil.
It's ok if it's not perfectly straight, once it starts growing it will straightened itself out.