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    is it too early to start sowing tomato seed indoor
    my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ

    hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot better

  • #2
    I sow mine in a HEATED greenhouse from mid February and plant them in a large sheltered ploytunnel in Mid April.

    Unless you can give them space, light and heat till the frosts are over then wait until March or April.

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    • #3
      would a heated propagator and a window sill suffice
      my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ

      hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot better

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      • #4
        Mrs D wont let me plant ours yet like we did last year, they tuck over the house
        and that was at the begging of January
        they where in the living room bedroom bathroom kitchen every where you whent they was toms chillis .........
        so I promised not till the end of jan
        Some things in their natural state have the most VIVID colors
        Dobby

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        • #5
          Originally posted by hawthorns View Post
          would a heated propagator and a window sill suffice
          No, not yet. They will germinate given enough heat, but need really good light and warmth to grow into sturdy stocky plants. I usually germinate mine in March as I grow on in an unheated greenhouse.

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          • #6
            can you guess thats its my first year as a gardener. itching to sow
            my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ

            hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot better

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            • #7
              They will probably grow allrght Hawthorns, but they will get too big for the windowsill long before it is warm enough to put them out in the greenhouse. So hang fire. If you have itchy fingers plant some peas, shoulder to shoulder in pots, and eat the shoots. they taste like fresh peas.
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              You could also try some rocket for leaves to eat straight from the pot. Some mixed salad leaves will give you small crops too. Good luck.

              From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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              • #8
                I wouldn't bother as yet, there's plenty of time and it'll be hard not to get them leggy. Sowing too early can be too much trouble to make it worth while. Last year I sowed my first ones in mid March and the last ones mid April and they all produced a good crop even in such a rubbish summer - I was lucky not to get blight problems so my outdoor ones were good too.

                Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                • #9
                  It is sooooo tempting to so, isn't it... but wait if you can.

                  I still sow things too early - and I cannot put it down to ignorance, just impatience

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