I have a bucket of volunteer tomato plants that came up.?

I have a bucket of volunteer tomato plants that came up. Mabey about 50 or so. I seperated them into storofoam cups filled with compost and watered them real good. I heard you can't move volunteers. Has anyone had luck with this? Just thought I'd give it a try.

I have a bucket of volunteer tomato plants that came up.?
I always move my volunteers, and usually have a 90% sucess rate of survival here in Missouri :) The volunteers usually seem to do better for me that what I buy from the nursery. . . Good luck!!!
Reply:tomatoes actually LOVE to be moved.





Once they get to a nice size you can find a spot you want them to go to and replant them.


The secret though is to plant almost the whole plant. By this I mean everything except for the top 3 or 4 sets of leaves.


Lay them at a bit of an angle and bury the lot. The plant will root all along t he buriewd stem making it a stronger more stable plant that has more roots to help the whole thing grow.


Enjoy
Reply:There isn't any problem moving them. The problem comes when you start to harvest. If the parent plant was a hybrid chances are you're not going to get the same kind of tomato. If you don't care, go for it.
Reply:I never moved a volunteer, but the ones I had that came up flourished. Just nurture them for a while and get them into bigger containers soon or into some warm ground.... they should do fine.
Reply:Go for it. Tomatoes are easy to grow.