As you may recall, I built a seven tier tower; unfortunately, it collapsed under its own weight. Fortunately, it did not cause a lot of damage to the plants, but it did snap one Tomato plant. Instead of removing it, I decided to transplant it and I'll show you how to do that.
We, as humans, train Tomato plants to grow upward, but Tomato plants, by nature, are crawlers and will spread out on the ground like a pumpkin or gourd. If you notice, Tomato plants have a lot of tiny hair on the stock. These tiny hairs will create roots quickly, if they touch dirt as seen in the above picture.
To replant a broken Tomato plant, remove all the leaves on the stock, except for a few at the top. You want all the plant's energy to go toward growing new roots. Make a hole in the dirt and try to place as much of the stock in the dirt as possible.
Water well and the plant should start growing naturally.
Still doing well the following day. I'll keep posting updates. Stay tuned.
Perked up five days later and the leaves are starting to grow.
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