Starting tomato plants

[ina]

http://members.myactv.net/~paul.gantz/tomatoes/StartingToms/Starting_Tomatoes.htm

[ina]

[Dunc_n_Tricia]

Nice One!!! Thank you Ina.

Don't you just love it when someone explains something in plain English? I've grown tomatoes before, but your link is great for those that haven't.

This board seems particularly good at explaining things to gardening newbies - I've learnt to chit potatoes on these pages!

 :-* Tricia

[tim]

That's what it's all about??

What a site, Ina - but be warned, anyone - 10 pages of print.  A lot of ink!!= Tim

[jammyd]

Thanks Ina, I've never grown toms from seed before, and have no greenhouse to start em off in - these instructions really useful!

Is now a good time to start them off?

ta,
jams  :)

[tim]

Without a greenhouse, I would say 'cool it'! There are others who take the bit between their teeth and get away with it! Things will make up time lost now. = Tim

[Garden Manager]

great info there Ina. Very usefull especialy for novices. Even for a more experienced growers there are things to be learnt from it.

[ina]

Thanks for the feedback everybody. I thought it was a very nice site but one never knows if others like it.

[tim]

When did you ever feed us 'duff gen', Ina? = Tim

[cleo]

Blood-y tomatoes,why didn`t I get a passion for  brass rubbing or train spotting instead ?;D

Stephan

[tim]

- because you, like others, would wear out our heritage?? Stick with toms - everyone loves them! = Tim

[ina]

Oh jeez, mine are really getting leggy now despite the light. I know, I know, I should have waited but I'm going to soon bury those suckers up to their necks.

[busy_lizzie]

That is so straighforward and easy to follow Ina. Thanks  :D  busy_lizzie

[ruud]

Hi,when your tomatoplants are starting to be leggie,put them in a colder surrounding.

[Mimi]

Great tomatoes for beginers site. :D

[Gardengirl]

Wish I'd waited before sewing my tomato seeds Ina. Just put them in the greenhouse in normal multi-purpose compost. :-\  First time growing them from seed so didn't really know the correct way.  Great site with loads of useful info - but unfortunately no pictures for me :(

[ina]

Hi,when your tomatoplants are starting to be leggie,put them in a colder surrounding.

I did do just that Ruud, thanks.

Patricia S. Too bad you couldn't see the pictures in the tomato link. Is your greenhouse heated? It's much too cold yet otherwise. I have always started my tomatoes indoors in fine seed compost, I'm just a little early this time that's all. I also re-pot them deeper a few times, up to the top bunch of leaves so the stem will grow a nice root system before I plant them in their permanent place.

[Gardengirl]

Yes Ian - my greenhouse is heated.  Thanks for the info about repotting.

Sorry - make that 'Ina' :D

[ina]

Ehm, it's Ina, same letters different sequence hahaha.

[philcooper]

Good stuff Ina,

The technique should work equally well for chilis and aubergines

Phil

[ina]

Chillies are coming up as are the capsicum and long, Turkisch peppers. I sowed them all at the same time and put the  long tray on a heating pad. The tomatoes came up first and started getting leggy so I moved the whole set-up to a cooler room (the bed room) and moved the end with the tomato plants off the heating pad and the part with the peppers stayed warm on the pad. Everything is looking great now, just waiting for some true tomato leaves so I can put them in individual pots, the peppers are slower and will be potted up as soon as they also have real leaves.

I have a lamp above them on for about 12 hours a day, a grow lamp is on order but still not in so I'm using an ordinary bulb.