# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ_9Fz2T42i
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55035951-ahs-gardening-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-23T14:23:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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🌱 GARDEN TIP OF THE WEEK⁠
**Got leggy tomatoes? Don’t panic—plant them deep.**⁠
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If your tomato seedlings look a little spindly (thanks, low light), here’s the fix: plant them deeper than you would most plants. Tomatoes are special—they grow roots along buried stems, which means *more roots = stronger plants.*⁠
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How deeply should you plant a leggy tomato? Take a look at where the first set of leaves are from the rootball. You can plant the tomato up to where those leaves emerge on the stem.⁠
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You’ve got two options:⁠
🌿 Go vertical – Bury the stem up to the first set of true leaves.⁠
🌿 Go sideways – Lay the stem in a shallow trench at a 45° angle. It’ll grow upright in no time.⁠
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✔️ Full sun is a must⁠
✔️ Cloudy days = perfect planting time⁠
✔️ Harden off indoor seedlings by gradually introducing them to outdoor conditions before planting them in the ground.⁠
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Whether they’re headed for raised beds or containers, this deep planting trick gives your tomatoes the best start. 🍅⁠
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👇 Tell us: Are you team trench or team deep hole?⁠
#TomatoTips #GrowTomatoes #GardenTip #AHSgardening #HomegrownHarvest #VegetableGardening #GardenHack #PlantItRight #TomatoSeason⁠
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Photo: carlos2016 at Pixabay⁠

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tomatotips, homegrownharvest, ahsgardening, plantitright, gardentip, vegetablegardening, tomatoseason, gardenhack, growtomatoes

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