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toms got no roots

man in a shedman in a shed Posts: 93
in Fruit & veg

Hi all , my baby toms have stopped growing ! they are about a month old and have been on the south facing windowsill in a warm room . They look healthy but just potted them on and they have hardly any roots . Started them off in Growsure seed compost potted on in Growsure added John Innes do you think they are ok ? should I feed them ? the tom shown is the best one the others have no roots . Thx


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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    As pf says - they're fine.
    When you repot, bury the plant up to the first set of leaves. This will make the plant sturdier and encourage feeder roots to develop from the bit of stem you buried

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • man in a shedman in a shed Posts: 93
    Thx , just saying in previous years when potted on toms had a large rootball filling the pot.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    This spring has been generally quite chilly. Now warmer weather has arrived, they'll soon catch-up.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Perfect, you don’t feed them until the first truss is set. Then give a weekly feed of Tomorite or similar. 
    When you repot them you need to bury them a good half way up the stem, that way they will grow roots along the main stem and make a strong plant.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    PS. There is no reason to pot them on until they have filled the pots they are in. So I would have left them in their original pots until then.
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I would repot them now, not particularly in bigger pots, those are fine, but just to put them in deeper before they get anymore leggy. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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