How deep can I bury stalk during transplant?

What Organoman said. Don't be surprised if some sucker shoots grow out down there.

Up to the base of the cotyledons is ok. 1 galon is not much........4 or 5 gallons would be much better.

For best results and up the chances of success add a little root stimulator to the immediate vicinity around the area where you plant your girl. Good luck.

I gave you a short answer but I need to add that a 1 gallon pot is not large enough for your purpose. For best results I think you should go no smaller than a 5 gallon pot and 7 gallon would be even better. Do it once correctly and be done.

You can go pretty far down if the pot will except it. More roots will grow from the buried stem.

i'd bury it up untill the cotyledons, the curried stalk will form its own roots, and it will help stablize it growing out into a bigger plant. Keep bright light on it to reduce stretching after. if to compact, less light. the plant will let you know. just have to read the signs.

Follow your guess. 👍

It'll diffentiate into root if deprived of light and has enough moisture... but the moisture is a risk for buried stem, too. I don't think it's a high risk, but if it's wet constantly there's a chance of infection as stem is not supposed to be buried/wet constantly. Eventualyl it will differentiate into 'root', though. I've read to stick to 1-2". I've never had that problem. I'm sure you 'can' get away with more, but probably starts to elevate risks at some point -- more stem surface buried, greater chance of infection? More importantly, have you fixed the cause? Have you increased light? The top few internodes look like a better length, but still may need more light to avoid continued stretching. Internode length is a guide to adjusting light intensity / maximizing light. I wouldn't bury down to the cotys. I'd maybe bury a couple inches to put the cotys at a more normal height. Consider LST. Bending it over will help conrol the height and if you provide the proper light after that, height should not be a problem. To be safe, stick to a good wet-dry cycle for your substrate for 1-2 weeks after burying it. Don't allow wilt, but don't keep it wet 24/7, either. If soil, let that top 1" dry before re-irrigating. Can push it later on because whatever you bury will eventually differentiate into root structure. To see that in action - check out those "cloning balls" they sell. you attach a little bulb of moist substrate at a growth node and within a week or two you have roots growing mid-air (inside the bulb of course but not underground). A plant is very compartmentalized as far as how it behaves. Bury a portion and it'll grow roots. You can train a branch down, bury a portion and it too will eventually sprout roots. It simply reacts to its local environment.

Yeah you can bury it, much as you want, might take a minute for roots to get back to the top of the soil, roots will generally grow where it regularly finds water. Will be fine though, Keeping the stem dark and moist soil it should grow new roots from the freshly submerged stem after a little bit.

You can bury it deeper like they said as a temporary solution but it's not going to solve a lack of light.

I wouldn't go above the cotyledons and make sure no leaves touching the soil. Happy growing

Hey there great question you must grow tomatoes 😊…. I always bury mine up to the very 1st leaves. I’m not sure if you can bury more than that or not I’m sure you probably can. Great question I don’t think a lot of people realize you can do this

Upto those 1st leaves.. could go past but I wouldn't recommend.. Get her buried.. Much love 💚..