I thought for sure when I went to transplant them they'd have long roots, all tangled around one another, but I was surprised to find they had only short roots and they pretty much fell apart in my hands. So I put some nice potting soil in each container, and then one plant per container (along with some of the soil they were in - trying not to shock them too much!) and watered them and talked to them. (Yes, I'm trying everything!)
I hope they will make it! I'm a little nervous because they seem very floppy. I did my best to support them with a bit of extra soil, and watered around and not on them. We'll see how it goes!
I also started some larger tomatoes today (I know, I am so late to be starting these, I'm sure!) and hope I'll have as much luck as I am with these cherry tomatoes (so far). I'm dying to start my peas but they say to start them directly in the garden, and as yet, my "garden" is still my window sill. I will resolve that by next weekend at the latest. If I can't figure out how to build my own, I know my local Home Depot has a raised garden kit (basically, the wood pre-cut!) that I could probably build by myself.
I'm really enjoying this gardening thing! There's something very rewarding about this "growing things" thing! ;)
Having grown cherry tomatoes before, I can tell you that they tend to be floppy for a while, so don't worry. Yours look just like mine did when I grew them, and they ended up producing a decent amount of tomatoes that were delicious. So you're doing great!
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