May and June are the most common month to transplant your main summer vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers. We’ve got a few tips and pictures to help make your transplants take and grow well.
Step 1: Prepare Your Planting Area
Always to make sure that your garden is ready for the transplants. That may mean mixing in compost or other mulch and weeding in advance. Dig your hole in preparation for the plant. It should be deep enough to accept the plants past the first set of leaves.
Step 2: Prepare Your Seedling
Turn you potted plant gently upside down (the stem can go between your fingers). Tap the bottom of the pot. The plant and root ball should slide out of the pot intact. Turn back right side up and use your fingers or pruners to carefully remove the bottom set of leaves.
Step 3: Place Your Seedling
Place the plant in the hole and add a handful or two of compost around the plant. Pull soil around the base of the plant and pat it down. None of the leaves should be touching the soil, as this can be an easy source for soil borne diseases to infect the new transplant. Lastly, water the transplant and continue to water each day over the next few days.
