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Is it too late to plat tomatoes?

pnwalshpnwalsh Posts: 22
in Fruit & veg
I ordered 6 mixed tomato plugs from Thompson and Morgan over 2 months ago and they finally arrived today. They are tiny and I'm wondering if it's too late in the season to bother even for the greenhouse?
I've attached a pic with a £2 coin for scale. Compost heap or worth a punt???
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  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I would not normally have mine out in the greenhouse before the 1st of June, so I say go for it.
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Pot them on right up to the bottom of their first true leaves (trim off seed leaves) and give it a go.  
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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I would pot them up. In two weeks you will be amazed at how much they have grown.
    How much did you pay for them. ? I would also put a complaint in to T&M, unless the due delivery date was last week in May.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Yes, pot them up into 4" (10cm) pots and grow them on for a fortnight before planting into their final positions and bury them as Blue Onion says.  They'll be fine.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • pnwalshpnwalsh Posts: 22
    Too late to plat, oops lol!
    Thanks for the good advice peeps, I will pot them up as you say and fingers crossed...
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    They are bigger than mine are at the moment!
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Go for it 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree - pot them on as Bob says, and in a few weeks they'll be a decent size and you can put them in their final places/pots.
    Don't be too kind to them - some decent free draining compost, water them in, and only water again when they start to look a bit droopy. That helps to get them well rooted because they'll search down and out for moisture to support the top growth. 
    At this time of year they'll come on leaps and bounds.  :)
    Good luck with them!
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They grow well from seed. Perhaps next year you could try a few while you're waiting for the plugs to arrive
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    I also had ordered these from T&M. The plants that were delivered are even smaller than yours; just 1 set of true leaves. I have potted them up and fingers crossed, they will grow and bear fruit.
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