tomatoes

ive sown from seed some tomatoes and theve germinated on my windowsill at home they are about an inch high with two small green leaves on i`m not to sure what to do next wait till they get bigger and pot them on or what?? can anyone point me in the right direction
many thanks.

pot em up and get them into a light cooler place until they get around three inches high or so then transplant into final pot/growbag if indoors or leave in pots until the weather gets warmer if outdoor types.

I'm not an expert but I saw earlier threads suggesting you back with tinfoil to give them even light

I'm not an expert but I saw earlier threads suggesting you back with tinfoil to give them even light

And this was the post I made.........

Whitelady is right - start them inside on a window sill. I put mine in a seed tray, (24 seeds to a half size tray), cover with glass or polythene, then cover that with newspaper to keep out the light.

As soon as the first one shows, take off the covering, tuck a bit of cooking foil part way under the seed tray, on one long side, then bring up the back & sides vertically, leaving one long side exposed. (If this makes sense). The foil should be 3" to 4" longer than the seed tray on each side. What you should end up with is a vertical piece of foil behind the tray and for a certain length on each side.

This will increase the amount of light the plant gets & stop it becoming 'drawn'. Keep in the window sill, obviously with the exposed side of the seed tray facing the window.

After the second set of leaves is well formed, pot up into 3" pots, keep in window sill until it's consistantly reasonably warm at night, (unless the greenhouse is heated), not forgetting to come up with some cunning plan to keep the foil in position. I grow mine in a small upstairs window and 'blue tac' the foil across the ledge.

Hope this helps and is not too confusuing. The foil bit is easy to do, not so easy to write down!!!

prick em out as soon as ya have 2 main leaves into 3 inch pots n set em on the window or heated greenhouse if ya rotate the pots every morning til ur planting em out in ya greenhouse or garden they will be fine use the foiol trick if ya short of light  

Now you need to grow some patience, Smudgeboy    From other threads I understand some bad weather is headed for the UK this weekend. Toms really do need warm weather, but with no cold threats looming ahead. Either keep them warm inside or in a heated greenhouse for a while yet. Can't see them going out in the UK for another month.

And to clarify when to transplant toms for others, you must wait until there's a total of 4 or more leaves before you do that job. The first 2 leaves are simply primaries with smooth edges. The next 2 ridged ones are the true leaves, by which it's safe to hold the plant by to move into a larger pot. The plant won't necessarily die with only the first 2, but the 2nd 2 will have good root growth for a better push onward.  

I always pot my toms on right up to the first pair of true leaves, cos the little hairs on the stem will make new roots=more nutrition for the plant. Each time I pot on, I shove them deeper...

Also stops the little varmints from getting leggy too... :evil:  

Your attic may be warm (?) for the toms, Anton, but unless there are lots of windows for light, you'll keep having problems. Once toms sprout, they're desperate for all the light they can get so I'd put them in sunnier windows or warm greenhouse. Keep in mind toms are originally from Mexico where it's extremely bright.
As mentioned earlier, leggy toms benefit from repotting deeper or mounding up at the stems.