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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Big QUESTION.

I have 3 tomato plants from Walmart and a six pack of their sweet peppers, I feel lazy and want to put them in the ground tomorrow and while the temperatures are a couple of weeks cooler than perfect, they are acceptable with nights a little cooler than optimum.

MY QUESTION IS-—, if I feel nurturing enough to repot all of these into slightly bigger pots like I normally would to let them grow larger and healthier, and stronger before putting them into the ground, how long would I have to delay putting them into the ground, I’m impatient, I might be willing to give them two weeks but would being repotted and then only having 2 weeks to recover, be long enough, or should I just put them in the ground like I feel like doing?


640 posted on 03/29/2026 7:27:30 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

What growing zone are you in?


641 posted on 03/29/2026 7:53:58 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: ansel12

I highly recommend putting them in larger pots. I use large tall cottage cheese containers with a few holes punched in the bottom. Add about 1/2 of good nutrient soil and put in your smaller plant. Add some soil around the edges. It will easily buy you another couple of weeks.


642 posted on 03/29/2026 7:56:06 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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