Early Tomato Thread

[zazen999]

Is this some sort of disease?

Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts of Tomato, Potato, Pepper, and Eggplant, HYG-3122-96

[Jillyreeves]

So Roma VF is better seed to grow than Roma ? But they are both open pollinated?

I have previously grown Roma, but now I have Roma VF from this months magazine I guess I will be moving over to these.

[Kirsty_84]

I've got tons of Gardeners Delight seeds so I'm going to try a few out now in a heated propagator and see what happens. I'll have to take a chance on them growing on in a semi-heated conservatory - but it'll be a good experiment.

[poly]

Sown today, 2 of each, Sungold, Rosada, Buckbee's New and Eve Purple Ball, in individual cells using multi-purpose compost in a heated propagator.

I've also sown 2x Tiny Tim, Red Robin, Vilma, Maskotka, Lldi, Polen, Britain's Breakfast, Silver Fir Tree and home saved Hundreds and Thousand for a bit of a hanging basket trial/experiment

[avinabacca]

Ah, in for a penny - in for a pound.

Seems like a good time to make a start (and I'd been idly wondering anyway what might happen if we made a start on some of the tomatoes and chilis a little earlier than normal), so we'll give it a go.

Again, no greenhouse or propagator - but I'm thinking a sunny windowsill with a poly-bag over the pot and some foil behind to reflect the light should do the trick admirably.

Only going to plant a couple of each variety - maybe half a dozen or eight plants in total - but we'll see how we go!

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

2 x Purple Cherokee and 2 x Black Krim germinated today So all of the seeds sown on Christmas Eve have now germinated - yeah!

[janeyo]

couple of toms up already but not sure which ones yet as couldn't read the labels as OH pinched the lightbulbs for another room! lol

[northmaid]

Sowed tomatoes Red Cherry and Salt Spring Sunrise on 29/12 in heated propagator and both have germinated today. The chillis sown at the same time have yet to make an appearance.

[broadway]

Never sown anything this early before but why not, as follows :-

2 of Rosada

4 each of Moneymaker, Gardeners Delight, Balconi Yellow and Red


Also did some chilli's / peppers as follows :-

4 each of Pyramid, Cheyenne (Self Saved), and Rainbow Mixed

Yipee,

We have liftoff on the Rosada, Moneymaker, Gardeners Delight, and Balconi Yellow. Assume the Balconi Red will follow

[gojiberry]

Haven't braved the cold today as yet, but no sign of any germination yesterday. Checked the max.min and inside the greenhouse was -4 Sunday night. Obviously the temp inside the propagator was a lot higher and I have a couple of layers of fleece over them as well. Just thinking that if this cold weather goes on for to long I will struggle to keep any germinated plants going.

Ian

[broadway]

Haven't braved the cold today as yet, but no sign of any germination yesterday. Checked the max.min and inside the greenhouse was -4 Sunday night. Obviously the temp inside the propagator was a lot higher and I have a couple of layers of fleece over them as well. Just thinking that if this cold weather goes on for to long I will struggle to keep any germinated plants going.

Ian

Hi Ian,

My propagator is in the bedroom! so obviously has a lot more warmth then your cold little mites

[zazen999]

First two grushovka's through today; I'm growing in the kitchen so no mollycoddling! Just on the top of the fridge freezer - and it is getting quite chilly there through the night.

[maypril]

Today I have 14 little tomato seedlings. I've transplanted most of them to pots. How's everyone else doing?

[kiwirach]

3 of my 4 amish paste seeds are thru the soil....am dead chuffed, cos these are seeds from unripe toms that i nutured to ripeness, then collected the seeds!!.

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

I'm out of this thread until I re-sow when kitchen has dried out - burst pipe. Seedlings got sprayed by freezing cold water.