Tomatoes Went into the Groud Today!

A lot of work in general went on today but the most exciting thing to report is that my heirloom tomatoes went into the ground today.

Here is what I've planted:  2 New Big Dwarf, 1 Paul Robeson, 1 Black Prince, 1 Aunt Ginny's Purple, 2 Moskvich, 1 Lemon Boy, 2 San Marzano, 1 Green Zebra, 1 Aussie, 1 Super Sweet 100 and 1 Sun Gold.

Please refer back to my past blog on Heirloom Tomatoes to get a description of the tomatoes listed below.

Here are a few images I took of the plantings.

In this image I've first laid out the seedlings in the approximate distance I want the plants.  Approximately 20 inches apart.

In this image you can see the white around the seedlings.  This is the ash from wood that I burned last night.  The sulfur is excellent for the soil in lowering its pH.  
To see why, sulfur is good, check out this link.  http://ohioline.osu.edu/agf-fact/0507.html

Also you can see my irrigation hose.  Tomato leaves do not like a lot of water, and thus I've set up an irrigation system to get water to the Tomatoes stem and roots.

When you plant your seedlings, make sure you put at least 1/3 of the seeding into the ground.  If there are leaves already on the lower portion of the seedling, don't worry ad it will become part of the plants root structure.  In burying 1/3 of the seedling you will ensure a strong root system for your plant.

Here you can see how deep I've buried my seedlings.









 
Once I finished putting all of my seedlings into the ground, the next thing to do is water and then fertilize.  The fertilizer I use is Neptune's Harvest.  It is expensive but a very good organic fertilizer.

For use, be careful in not using too much as you'll burn your plants.  Here is my process.  I'll use a cap, about the size of a shot glass and will then combine that with roughly a gallon of water.  Very simple process.  Shake your Neptune's Harvest pour your cap sized portion into a watering can, fill it up and begin fertilizing.