Will my toms die???

Sadgit · « **on:** April 02, 2008, 18:40 »

just potted 60 tom seedlings into plastic cups from work

but if I keep them in the house the cat will eat them, so have put them into the unheated greenhouse... bad idea?

Cheers
SG

gardenplot · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2008, 18:45 »

Tomato plants are usually started indoors, I would keep them in the warm till frost is gone and best in full sunlight to grow sturdy. Lack of sunlight causes the plants to grow "leggy".

Sadgit · « **Reply #2 on:** April 02, 2008, 18:46 »

thats the prob, they are about 4-5inches tall now and had to take them out of the propagators and if kept inside the cat would eat the lot...

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 02, 2008, 18:55 »

Couldn't you put the cat in the gh?

:roll:

With blanket.

spoons · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2008, 18:57 »

im by means an expert and will probably eat my words, but ive got around 30/40 toms, 20 cucumber, 20 cougette, and a bunch of other stuff all germinated in an unheated polly tunnel and touch wood are all doing fine, along with about 320 chilli seedlings which arent too fond of the cold... i would say they will be fine, but like i said i may well be eating my words

gobs · « **Reply #5 on:** April 02, 2008, 19:01 »

Well, I forgot to ask Sg, where his chillies were, really. These were grown inside though and bad weather is forecast, bubble wrap, maybe?

Sadgit · « **Reply #6 on:** April 02, 2008, 19:27 »

Quote from: "gobs"

Well, I forgot to ask Sg, where his chillies were, really. These were grown inside though and bad weather is forecast, bubble wrap, maybe?

chillis are still in the props in a bedroom..

Put some fleece round the toms for tonight and have dug out the old oil burner thingy for the greenhouse... not that they do much good.

I tried to make something to go round the toms inside out of chicken wire.. didn't work.

the only other room they could go in is the downstairs loo, but there is next to no light in there.

damn cat

spoons · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2008, 19:37 »

*edit* my post lol im by NO means an expert. :shock: oops :roll:

Wombat · « **Reply #8 on:** April 02, 2008, 20:28 »

I too have a cat that likes her greens! Will move the toms to an upstairs windowsill when I have to get them out of the propagator. Will have to remember to shut the door though!

puravida · « **Reply #9 on:** April 02, 2008, 20:32 »

Quote from: "spoons"

along with about 320 chilli seedlings

blooming hell - you like chillis then? :shock:

love-my-plot · « **Reply #10 on:** April 02, 2008, 20:34 »

My cat ate the tps off ALL my chilli seedlings :twisted:

noshed · « **Reply #11 on:** April 02, 2008, 21:44 »

They will be OK I think. If frost is forecast you can bung a bit of fleece over. Mine are on my balcony in a plastic greenhouse only partially zipped up because of the rope holding the greenhouse to the railings. They seem OK.
Show us a pic of your cat, it sounds good.

Ice · « **Reply #12 on:** April 02, 2008, 21:56 »

My toms were started in the house and are now in the greenhouse along with a lot of other plants. At the first mention of frost get some bubble wrap and cover them in a double layer.

fivespud364 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 02, 2008, 22:14 »

i have over 600 tomatos and some peppers in unheated greenhouse and polytunnel all doing fine if your at all worried and we are supposed to get another cold spell this weekend with widespread frost and snow i would get some fleece just to put over them at night

Sadgit · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2008, 06:44 »

Thanks for the replies.. I feel a load happier now.

I thought I grew loads of toms/chillis

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