Watering Transplanted Plants

You have now planted your tender plants into the garden and are dreaming of the tomato sandwiches you will soon enjoy.  Not so fast, first and foremost you must make sure the plants are watered well.  When you first transplant plants make sure they are watered a lot and often.  This is one of the most important things you can do for your plants.  When they are first transplanted they can go into shock so make sure you give them the water they need. 

            When they start new growth you will be able to cut back on watering.  When they have taken hold you can water them less but make sure they don’t go into stress mode because that takes away from the time period for your tomato sandwich.  Just watch your plants and they will talk to you and let you know what they need.  They may not verbally talk to you but they will show you how they feel.  If you are giving them what they need then they will give you what you want, a tomato sandwich.