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Tomato plants from compost
TheOriginalAbi
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in Fruit & veg
Hello, I am very new here and I hope you can help.
Recently we moved our compost bin so we spread the compost over the new flower bed area only to discover not long after a ridiculous amount of tomato seedlings coming through. I know it's too late to plant tomato seeds so I am guessing that these will not be successful but wanted your advice on whether to leave them as they are and see what happens, thin them out or just take them out.
Thank you! 
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I get the same - lots of tomato seedlings here and there in the garden from last year's compost, some about 6-8" tall.
They won't grow and produce fruit in this country as it's much too late in the season.
You can leave them if you wish or pull them out.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thank you Pete8, that's really helpful! I can see I am going to learn a lot of here, glad I found this site
I've learned a great deal from this site over the last few years.
Feel free to ask away anytime Abi
And - Welcome
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thank you