everyones plants are bigger than mine!!

[gemlady]

[QUOTE=Cutecumber;200145]Fret not, Mrs B - many people on these forums have sown early and now have nowhere to put their seedlings because it's still too cold to plant.

I sowed my tomatoes in the house, then put them in the greenhouse (only heated at night) but brought them back into house as they didn't appear to be growing. Doing nicely now though.

I eagerly started lots of things off quite early in the house and not enough light so some are leggy, but hopefully won't make the same mistake next year. You live and learn.

[sez]

So far I've planted peppers, aubergines, chillis, early peas, and I've just started off parsnips and broccoli. I've started a few 'sub arctic' toms but the rest won't go in for another week or two.

Its really tempting to plant everything at the earliest possible time shown on the seed pack, but that generally only applies to the south / people with greenhouses, of which I'm neither - and it just means you end up with loads of plants which are huge but can't be put outside!

[zazen999]

Size isn't everything.

[davefromthechipie]

Size isn't everything.

That brings back bad bad memorys from last year My sister was given some chilli plants ( shes useless everything i give her £"$$"£ she kills )
Dont know what type she was given but anyway she never potted past a 3" ( bet she didnt feed um too) pots and they only grow about 5" high . they did fruit in the end ! under 4mm chillis red green and yellowin size Didnt think they would be any good tbh .cut a long story short ...Well I thort i was going to die !! cold sweets/burning like melted iron . took 7 pints of milk and 30 min of time and then being sick from downing 7 pints that fast to see the light at the end of the tunnel .

well back on topic .
My toms arnt big too But i wouldnt worry ares will catch up soon.