Early Tomato Sowing and Growing thread - poll added please vote

[emilymup]

Of all 7 varieties sown, the 'legend' toms have just popped up! I too will do my main planting in march, but a dozen or so seeds (if they germinate!) won't hurt!!

[emilymup]

Happy to say all my tommies have germinated!! Albeit a bit leggy already!! Is this how everyones elses are or just mine? They are in the sunniest part of the house in the massive bay windows so I couldn't give them anymore light if I tried! Would it help if I put them in a room which has the light left on all night? (The landing has a low energy light bulb on all night for the kiddies).

[BrideXIII]

well i am jealous cos no sign of mine germinating, still mine aren't heated, so maybe there is still hope

[zazen999]

Neither have mine, again no heat but they will come through when they are ready.

[BrideXIII]

Neither have mine, again no heat but they will come through when they are ready.

phew, glad its not just me, things is half are self saved and i have never done that with toms before, so i am always dubious that they will come up first time, the other half are packet seeds so should be ok.

i have moved them to the back window, in front of me as we speak, mainly cos this window has a rad under it and the kitchen one although it gets the sun, hasn't, it was pretty cold on the tiles.

[pigletwillie]

Early tomato sowing

Can we please keep this thread to just the early tomato sowing maniacs. All other posts that are not relevant have been cropped out.

[Camsdad]

Planted 10 "Gardners Delight" on 27th, B&Q multipurpose compost in a heated propogator (donated by a former colleague). First one was through on the 2nd all through by the 3rd, I have now removed heat from the propogator but seedlings remain in place. I'm monitoring growth for the next few days before transfering to 3" pots when seedlings about 3-4" tall, these will be covered in some type of plastic cover. This will either be a bag or a 2ltr pop bottle cut off at the top.

Camsdad

[zazen999]

First Purple Ukraine tom seedling up.

[BrideXIII]

Black cherry toms ( self saved ) UP
tumbling toms UP

9 days.

must have heard me panicking yesterday

[MaureenHall]

Mine are still in the pots in the propagator on the kitchen windowsill and no sign of anything yet I keep talking to them and encouraging them but they're not taking any notice!

[Alice]

My chillies have germinated today - Big Jim & Hungarian black.
9 days is very good - maybe there's something in this moon planting business.

[BrideXIII]

Mine are still in the pots in the propagator on the kitchen windowsill and no sign of anything yet I keep talking to them and encouraging them but they're not taking any notice!

i moved mine to a warmer windowsill, the kitchen one was too cold.
i have rigged a temporary shelf over the rad by the lounge window, so its a sort of heated propgator now, seems to have helped.

[Alice]

Emilymup, mine look a bit leggy too but that's what I expected. When I transplant them to their 3" pots I'll plant them right up to their seed leaves and that will help.
I really don't think leaving a light on all night will help. What we need is longer days.

[Seahorse]

I now have ten (various) toms germinated, plus a Friar's Hat chilli.

[bobleponge]

Still nothing. Maybe cos I planted on a non moon day I am going to be later than you moon savvy types.