oops?

[cellio]

I probably should not have planted those two, small, cherry-tomato seedlings together in that one big pot:

The question is: what do I do about it? Is it safe to attempt to transplant one of them into another pot and center the remaining one? Or are their roots already likely entangled and I should just leave it?

I'll know better for next year. Also, this is remarkable growth since last Sunday. The description from the nursery used words like "small" and "compact". Google now tells me this means I can expect a height of 3-5 feet. (Google had not told me what kind of bounty I can expect from this -- all summer, the Internet says, but I mean yield, not timing. I guess I'll find out whether I needed two plants or one would have sufficed.)

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I feel a little frivolous posting this when around me the world seems to be burning with hate and racism and abuses by those in power and I can't even really grasp it all yet. :-(

Comments

[minoanmiss]

We need little hopes like burgeoning cherry tomato plants.

[cellio]

{hugs}

[timelets]

Definitely replant them into 20in pots and get tomato cages too because they will grow even bigger.

WRT the roots, here's a good video on how to deal with them https://youtu.be/UFBvDJ0vNCQ

[cellio]

Thanks. There seems to be a vast array of options in the space of cages and stakes; any suggestions? A lot of cages seem to be 18" high; is that sufficient for a cherry-tomato plant that, according to the specs, will grow to 3-5 feet?

[timelets]

No problem. It depends on your plant, but 18" would probably not be sufficient even for a small one. I've got 33" and 42" cages for my in–soil tomatoes, which works just fine. You can try something like this https://www.amazon.com/Glamos-220500-10-Pack-Blazing-Support/dp/B00ALS2APE/ . Or just use some sticks if you are not sure you are going to plant tomatoes next year. Think about it as a simple biology experiment and see what works for you before buying extra equipment.

[cellio]

Thanks. I had in fact been thinking that a couple of 4' dowels and some twine would do for this year while I learn about growing food. Who knows what next year will bring?

[timelets]

Who knows what next year will bring?

Exactly. The simpler, the better.

[richardf8]

Please be frivolous. I need all the frivolity I can get.

I spent this morning installing a drip watering system in our tomato bed. The previous owner of our house left some tubing and some fittings, and when we were in Jerusalem before the plague, I saw it deployed in Sacher Park.

So now our tomato bed looks like sacher park and I’m planning on continuing to our allium beds (garlic, leeks, and onions), the beans ‘n greens bed, and the asparagus bed, which is struggling for nutrients.

[jducoeur]

Agree with the above: in hard times, the small joys are all the more important, reminders that not all is dark...

[goljerp]

Ah, Sacher Park. The first time I heard that name, when I was living in Jerusalem, it was from a fellow American, and so I thought the name of the place was "Soccer Park". :-)

I didn't live that close to the park, but I do think I managed to go there at least once. Good luck with your watering system!