Well with these mild temps, it just got me motivated to clean out one of the winter beds, to prepare for my spring tomatoes. It is vital to get the plants in the ground as early as possible down here in the Houston greater area. We just don't have ideal weather for our plants to grow large enough, for our fruit to set. That's why we see a lot of nice tomato plants here late in the spring that fail to produce, like we would expect them too.
You will have to protect the plants from frost this time of year, but it will be worth it in the end. What you are looking for in a young tomato plant is a nice thick stock, the smallest stock I will select is the diameter of a number 2 pencil, but that foliage better be less then 5 inches from the root ball.
The reason this is so important, is simply for the strength of the overall plant later on in it's life. If you buy a plant with a skinny stock and a tall plant, there is more of a risk for that plant to get damaged at a young age. We all know that during the spring we have high winds, and high winds can damage a young plants stock and if that happens you might as well start over.
You will have to protect the plants from frost this time of year, but it will be worth it in the end. What you are looking for in a young tomato plant is a nice thick stock, the smallest stock I will select is the diameter of a number 2 pencil, but that foliage better be less then 5 inches from the root ball.
The reason this is so important, is simply for the strength of the overall plant later on in it's life. If you buy a plant with a skinny stock and a tall plant, there is more of a risk for that plant to get damaged at a young age. We all know that during the spring we have high winds, and high winds can damage a young plants stock and if that happens you might as well start over.
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