Early Tomato Sowing and Growing thread - poll added please vote

[Herbie]

On the 13th of January I sowed the following tomatoes:

Garden Pearl x5
F1 Sweet Million x5
Balconi Red x5
Balconi Yellow x5
lldi x5

Tomatillo x5

Pepper Mini Bell x5
Pepper Chili Pyramid x5

All sown with multipurpose compost and placed on a south facing window cill. Temptation was just too much

I popped them into a propogator just to be sure that the temperature was ok.

All my tomatoes and tomatillo's have germinated Peppers have been put back in the propagator. I have now moved the tomatoes to the south facing window cill and plan to turn daily.

[MaureenHall]

My son bought his own propagator yesterday and wants to sow some seeds. So he will be sowing the following this evening:-

5 x Garden Pearl
5 x Mascarena
5 x Moneymaker

Will let you know how he gets on!

ps - he bought it from his birthday money and he's only 10 years old! I'm impressed!

That is so sweet It's given me an idea what to buy my 10 year old granddaughter for her birthday, she's really keen on "growing stuff"

[Maffie]

Have quite a lot of toms this year so planted my pack of Gardners Delight on the 17th Jan, unheated propagator but in a warm room

[shell]

Just a quickie. I have now got seven brave little seedlings! I just hope the rest follow suit! I plan to take them out of the propagator tomorrow.

Thanks for your advice everyone. xxx

[shirlthegirl43]

Woohoo! Both Garden Pearl are showing and one Roma is popping through!!! Spring is on its way!!!!

[lavender lou]

sowed some tomato seeds on the 28th december they have germinated today!
i thought they were waiting for spring to arrive!!!

[MaureenHall]

Mine were started on 28th December too and only started to show yesterday. So far 1 100's and 1000's, 4 Moneymaker and 2 Italian plum. It's a start anyway

[lavender lou]

i've just looked a my tomatoes and there are now 6 in total that have germinated it's amazing i had got none this morning and now i have got 6!!!

[tricky]

I sowed some legends on the 27th december ,but my daft moggy knocked them over.
I swept up the compost and placed it back in its pot not expecting anything.
Now ive got 12 seedlings

[MaureenHall]

2 of the Black Triffele I sowed on 8th Jan have germinated today Wooohooooooo

[shirlthegirl43]

This morning I can report the second Roma has popped through and one Tamina

[Irie Jan]

Well that's it folks count me in! As from tonight after 7pm, I will be sowing just a few of each of some different types of Toms, few different Chilli's and a few peppers. Baby ones, pointed ones, and bell!

[{Also a few Purple Tomatillios and Sugar Baby Melons! Thanks for these Weezer!}]

(As for now I'm deep in prayer to the Seed and the Moon Fairies to grant me a good crop!) I know I'm mad it helps me through life you know!! LOL

Let you know all the in's and out's in a later posting!

[cwipnip]

on the 11th jan i sowed

5 moduals of tomato incas, two each
5 modules of black pearl chilli
5 modules of cayenne chilli 2 each
5 modules of strawberry

today i sowed
(each have 2 seeds)

2 tomatillo
2 beefsteak tomato
2 gardeners delight
6 bell peppers

i havent used the moon calender as i dont understand how it can have an effect long term

[cwipnip]

on the 11th jan i sowed

5 moduals of tomato incas, two each
5 modules of black pearl chilli
5 modules of cayenne chilli 2 each
5 modules of strawberry

all the tomatoes sown on the 11th have germinated and 1 black pearl chilli pepper

[Herbie]

Today I have potted on my seedlings into bigger moduels. The tomatillos were a bit leggy so planted deeper they have soil up to their necks now