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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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 Posted - May 16 2010 : 7:50:57 PM
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Oh Alee- I am so sorry to hear that- but hey- we've all been there- all had that moment when we've said "Oh man, why'd I just do that?"
Good luck with the remaining plants- I'm sure they'll do just fine!
Happy Planting!
~Laurie
Farmgirl Sister #1403
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - May 16 2010 : 9:54:27 PM
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Oh no Alee! Im so sorry :( I hope the other one survives and that your other seedlings will all work out. I purposefully plant too many of everything because I know somethings going to get ruined somehow. It always happens. Sounds like you have the same idea. My hubby was thinking I was crazy this year starting 16 tomato plants. Well, I'm already down to 12 and decided to plant 9 of them this last weekend. I have three still on the sun porch and if the ones in the garden have transplanted alright I will give the extra three away.
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - May 16 2010 : 10:18:10 PM
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so sorry Alee.
Hugs!
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 04:55:57 AM
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Darn! I hate that. I do that alot too. You might need to get something taller and strong to put at the end where the hose will go around the plants. Like a fence post or big stick. So sorry that happened but it does happen way too many times to all of us at one time or another. I have a love-hate relationship with my hoses. I have to drag them all over and something gets knocked over or I get kniks or it gets stuck or run over.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 05:34:23 AM
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oh no! We've all done that I'm sure, but it is so frustrating!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 06:26:46 AM
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well sometimes this is how things are. i planted 10 tomato plants in bigger pots. they had gotten too tall. i broke off trying to bury the stems deep. it was the same ah oh feeling. now look what i did. gads. i am good at dragging hoses over things and popping their little heads off. i move way too fast. its good you have more seeds and time. we get one good shot at summer for about 2 months then we are back to cold nights. i gotta get it all in now. so i got myself some help coming today. hope all is well with you. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 07:19:30 AM
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Alee, that tomatoe may just bounce back if the roots are strong. Just let it be and see what happens.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 08:33:24 AM
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Oh, I'm sorry Alee - I did something similar - I was out hoeing up the beds that I hadn't planted yet and I hoed the potato bed that was planted - they just hadn't sprouted out of the ground. I figured it out before I did too much but still - makes me feel like a murderer:(
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 09:50:43 AM
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You can always try sticking the broken part in the ground (the top) to see if it will send out new roots! Tomatoes root really easily from the stems...I'd give it a try, anyway. :0)
FarmGirl #1390
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 1:42:48 PM
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I have had success with staking them from both sides kinda splint like, then piling the dirt up real high and wide around them. They look horrible for about a week, then start perking up. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it does.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
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Posted - May 17 2010 : 6:03:26 PM
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My cousin worked at a commercial grower and when they would trim the tomato plants, he would bring the trimmings to our granny and she would stick them in a bucket of water for a day or so until she had time to plant them. She would stick most of the stem in the ground and they would grow new plants. These were her late tomatoes and they did great.
Even the one that is snapped off may still grow!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 3:32:32 PM
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Whew, maybe they will make it after all!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. |
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homsteddinmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brandee
bullard
tx
USA
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 04:44:37 AM
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Yes i hate it when i do that! i put conduit at the ends of my beds so it will run along those instead of coming up over the top of my plants!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 5:33:38 PM
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Soooo, did the tomatoes make it? ??? Did the one that got decapitated re-root? I plant mine sideways so they can root from where the leaves were, so I'm hoping yours turned out okay. Reading this thread is like watching a soap-opera and missing the final show!!!
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 2:54:17 PM
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Yay! I love suspense stories with happy endings!
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
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Heather B
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 5:09:07 PM
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Alee, there are no dumb moves just learning oppertunities and points to reflect on and laugh about!
Happy Gardening!
Heather
http://homesteadincity.blogspot.com/
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
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