propagating disaster

[hawthorns]

by mistake i have turned off my propagator over night. worst still it was in the greenhouse and i have 3 tomato seedlings about 2" high in there. have i killed them

[cottage garden]

No...They should be fine, just pop it on again. They are still in a protected environment in the propagator aren't they.

[hawthorns]

yes. it was a sharp frost tho

[bobleponge]

Toms are renowned for being wimps, and even a sniff of frost will be painful, however, inside a greenhouse, inside a propogater you may have a chance of getting away with it.
Turn heater back on and keep an eye on things but you may find they will live a long and fruitful life

[cottage garden]

live a long and fruitful life

haa hee

[bobleponge]

Took me ages to think of that, glad you spotted it

[Cutecumber]

Hawthorn - it may set them back a little, but it is worth keeping them to see what happens.

I cooked some seedlings last year in the sun - when that happens you know very quickly if there are any survivors!!

[bluemoon]

Frost does tend to knock things down quickly, so I would think that if they'd been harmed it would be obvious. The propagator will have kept some of its heat in overnight as even when you deliberately switch them off they take a while to cool down.

[Alison]

Have a look at the seedlings and if they look OK then they are OK although may be stalled a bit but if they look like they have frost damage then they probably won't recover. No worries if they've had it anyway as it's early for toms as yet so you have loads of time to plant more, won't be sowing mine for about a month yet as I haven't enough warm space for them when they get bigger so am saving that space for chillies and peppers which need a much longer growing season to fruit well.

[hawthorns]

they seemed to have drouped a little this morning but now they have perked up and seem ok

[Cutecumber]

they seemed to have drouped a little this morning but now they have perked up and seem ok

bit like me