The Early Tomato Sowing Thread

[bigt1888]

Now you're just creeping...........

im away to check the propogator

[timethatthetaleweretold]

First post - with photos

Hi everyone.
This is my first post although I've been a lurking reader for a while...


My early tomatoes

I put a seed tray in some tupperware in the airing cupboard on the 10th Jan 2011.
It had 2 or 3 seeds each of Amish Paste, Red Pear and Galina, and about 8 of Latah (which were saved from my tomatoes last year).


seed tray in tupperware in airing cupboard

The Amish Pastes won the race. A couple of Galinas and Red Pears are beginning to stir too, but no Latahs yet.


Amish Pastes today

It's probably that the Amish Pastes were in a warmer spot. (I hope)

[Jelliebabe]

I have sowed x5 each of Marmande, Money Maker , Gardeners Delight, Golden Sunrise and Tigrella - sowed last Saturday and put in the heated prop, fiddled about with and watered properly three days ago and now we have three seedlings! One each of Marmande, Golden Sunrise and Moneymaker YAY! Now should I leave the seedlings in the heated prop? Or should I take them out??? Wohoo I'm started!

[hailtryfan]

Hi everyone.
This is my first post although I've been a lurking reader for a while...

Welcome to the vine ttttwt!

Can I join the early tomato gang too? Going to plant 4 of each of these plants in the morning and whack em in the airing cupboards in 3inch pots with plastic bags over em (i hate transplanting fidley little seedlings)

Floridity
Golden Gem
Black Krim
Alicante

[coreopsis]

I was rummaging my seedbox and found a few seeds of Gardener's Delight toms(haven't got a clue where they came from).Will probably put a couple of seeds in the pots just to see if they are any use.

[Two_Sheds]

4 seeds of Auntie Madge went in the heated prop today

[zazen999]

Timethatthetale...

You need to get those seeds into some light!

[Bigmallly]

Well, I'm losing the will to live................11 days sat above a radiator & not a blip...........Looks like I shall have to start again before I get left behind........

[zazen999]

Little and often BM - have you got a plastic bag you can pop over the top?

[Currysniffa]

All 5 of the Jaune Flamme Tomatoes I sowed have come up this morning and have been potted on and moved into a unheated propagator along with 4 minibels that have shown them self's after about 5 days..

[Bigmallly]

Little and often BM - have you got a plastic bag you can pop over the top?

Yes, they are in one of the little prop containers with a vented lid on. It may be that I have used old seed. I'll pick some new up.

[PAULW]

I have sowed x5 each of Marmande, Money Maker , Gardeners Delight, Golden Sunrise and Tigrella - sowed last Saturday and put in the heated prop, fiddled about with and watered properly three days ago and now we have three seedlings! One each of Marmande, Golden Sunrise and Moneymaker YAY! Now should I leave the seedlings in the heated prop? Or should I take them out??? Wohoo I'm started!

Once the seeds have hatched I usually take the lid off the propagator and leave the seedlings with bottom heat.

[wollyanna]

Have at last got round to sowing some seeds whether they are viable or not is another matter but lets see. I have sown John Hawkins Piccolo,Mr Nobody,Tomberry,Nepal and Glacier. Keeping my fingers crossed and for the first time trying to germinate them without the help of the heated propagator. Probably will have to resort to it later.

[timethatthetaleweretold]

Timethatthetale...

You need to get those seeds into some light!

Call me Tim.

Thanks for the tip. They're getting some light now.

I guess my lesson is not to plant 4 different varieties of tomatoes in one seed tray:
The Amish Pastes seemed to germinate so much faster than the other types and the others will get left behind as I can't leave the tray in the warm, but dark, airing cupboard.

[zazen999]

You should be ok - toms don't need that much heat and usually a kitchen top will do. It's mainly chilis that need the heat.