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RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Scarlet - 22-01-2021
(22-01-2021, 08:54 AM)mcdood Wrote: We've had a very tough start to the year so not started any sowing yet. I plan to sow a couple of Latah soonI hope everything is ok with you.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - mcdood - 22-01-2021
Thank you Scarlet.
Is Latah a decent candidate for an early tomato, I've not grown it before?
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Scarlet - 22-01-2021
(22-01-2021, 10:31 AM)mcdood Wrote: Thank you Scarlet.Yes, I've grown it a few times. It's bigger than a windowsill tomato but is very compact. Grow it in a flower bucket. I grow on in the greenhouse and then once it's done it's "first flush" I put it outside. Early to ripen and was a first once
Is Latah a decent candidate for an early tomato, I've not grown it before?
Notes says it tasted good.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Veggie - 01-02-2021
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My tomato seedlings, a month since sowing. They live on the windowsill until dusk when they move away from the window into the bedroom. They're turned several times a day to encourage them not to lean to the light.
Once the weather improves, I'll be pricking them out into individual pots. Don't want to do it too early as the windowsill won't be big enough for everything.
The only germination failures have been the 2 F1 varieties but they are 7 & 8 years old. Everything retires from active life eventually.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - JJB - 01-02-2021
Here's some of mine.
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A mix of tomatoes, aubergines, peppers and chillies. Some sown 1st Jan, but the Vilma tomato was sown on 14th Jan, initially in airing cupboard thereafter no underneath heat but under the light thingy. Some chilli and aubergine faiures, some peppers resown.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Veggie - 01-02-2021
They look great JJB. You're a serious competitor in the first tom of 2021 race.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Scarlet - 02-02-2021
Yes! They look fab JJb - I need to up my game
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - JJB - 02-02-2021
It all depends whether they survive, no counting chickens here. The problem will be finding room when they get bigger, but there's always the heated prop in the GH.
RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Can the Man - 08-02-2021
My little green shoots are over 25mm long, I am keeping them covered and on a warm window sill. I have never grown tomatoes from seed before so I need some help.
How long do I keep them covered ?
When do I know that the need transplanting from the propogator ?
I will do a photo later.
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RE: 2021 - Growing Early Tomatoes - Veggie - 08-02-2021
They need more light, Can, although you can pot them on deeper when they're ready. You can see how they're stretching towards the light so turn them around during the day.
Are they on a heated propagator? If so, take them off the heat and don't cover them with a lid.