The Transplanting Process

This week at the Teaching Gardens, we spent our class time transplanting a number of plants aged around 8 weeks old into each of our gardens. I chose 2 jalapeno plants, 2 bell peppers, a Roma tomato plant and a Black Beauty eggplant.

The transplanting process was relatively straightforward. To ensure the future of my transplants, I placed each one in a small mound of compost. This is a much more nutrient-rich medium than Florida soil. Before placing each into a small hole within the mount, I massaged the root ball to help them grow into the soil more easily. I tried being as delicate as possible while transplanting to ensure that no roots were harmed. After that I watered my plants and left class for the day. Because of a meeting I had with IFC at the Reitz at 6PM on Thursday, I was forced to leave class a bit early. I hope that in my rush, I did not miss anything and that I was able to properly complete the transplanting process.

The process was not particularly difficult, but then again, I am only a beginner. I will not know how successful I was until next week, but I hope that by this time next week, I will be writing about healthy transplants.

Zinnia Seedling