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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mdjlucan on March 17, 2011, 16:44

Title: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: mdjlucan on March 17, 2011, 16:44
 wen thay say sow o.5cm 1/4 deep thinly in a pot of compost how meny seeds is that to a pot this is my first time hop you can help with sume in fo thanks
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: mumofstig on March 17, 2011, 16:49
how many do you want to grow?
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: mdjlucan on March 17, 2011, 17:13
about 6
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: mumofstig on March 17, 2011, 17:28
You can sow 6 in a little pot, try to space them out a bit  :) cover with a polybag to keep them nice and warm till they have germinated.
Then remove the bag and leave to grow on for a while till they are big enough to prick out into small pots of their own
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: Ma and Pa Snip on March 17, 2011, 18:17
I would sow 10 in two 3 inch pots, 5 in each, then pick out the strongest.
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: Kristen on March 17, 2011, 18:21
Quote from: mumofstig on March 17, 2011, 17:28
keep them nice and warm till they have germinated.

My Tomatoes germinate in about 4 - 7 days, so make sure you check them twice a day from day 4 onwards and get them into the light as soon as they break the surface :)
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: JayG on March 17, 2011, 18:23
An old technique for picking up those fiddly tomato seeds which actually works: matchstick, lick (not the "business" end!), pick up 1 seed, dib in to required depth, lick again..............
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: Ma and Pa Snip on March 17, 2011, 18:26
Quote from: JayG on March 17, 2011, 18:23
An old technique for picking up those fiddly tomato seeds which actually works: matchstick, lick (not the "business" end!), pick up 1 seed, dib in to required depth, lick again..............

and if it doesnt work at least your tongue gets a good early season composting  :D :D
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: digalotty on March 17, 2011, 19:35
Quote from: Ma and Pa Snip on March 17, 2011, 18:26
Quote from: JayG on March 17, 2011, 18:23
An old technique for picking up those fiddly tomato seeds which actually works: matchstick, lick (not the "business" end!), pick up 1 seed, dib in to required depth, lick again..............

and if it doesnt work at least your tongue gets a good early season composting  :D :D

 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: Paul Plots on March 17, 2011, 22:34
Quote from: Ma and Pa Snip on March 17, 2011, 18:26
Quote from: JayG on March 17, 2011, 18:23
An old technique for picking up those fiddly tomato seeds which actually works: matchstick, lick (not the "business" end!), pick up 1 seed, dib in to required depth, lick again..............

and if it doesnt work at least your tongue gets a good early season composting  :D :D

Great minds think alike  :lol:
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: Swing Swang on March 17, 2011, 23:36
The corner of a piece of moistened broken glass also works particularly well as a means of picking up seeds, but please don't lick it to wet the end and do take care with all of the sharp edges. 
Title: Re: tomato gardeners delight
Post by: shokkyy on March 18, 2011, 00:16
What's wrong with using a wet fingertip? Works for me :)

Until of course you get to aubrieta seeds, in which case I sow a thousand instead of one.