Please stop burying your tomato stems, you're rotting them

Watched a neighbor on my floor in Kansas City plant her tomatoes 8 inches deep and the stems turned to mush within 2 weeks. Tomatoes will grow roots along a buried stem, but basil and peppers absolutely will not, so stop treating every seedling the same way. Has anyone actually pulled off deep planting on a windy balcony, or does it just trap moisture in the pot?

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paige_harris15d ago

Did you see the roots actually take or just rot?

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