Do my tomato seedlings look leggy?

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  March 2019 edited March 2019

  I agree with @edhelka ... I never feed tomatoes until the first truss of fruit has set ... but I do grow them in good quality compost which will have some general nutrition in it.  
  
  Then when the first truss has set I begin feeding with a fertiliser high in potash to encourage flowering and fruiting. 
  
  Feeding before this only encourages a lot of leafy growth at the expense of flowers and fruits later on. 

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• JennyJ Posts: 10,576

  March 2019 edited March 2019

  I agree too. No feed needed until the first fruit set, and then just regular liquid tomato food diluted in water (I usually get whichever's cheapest.
  

  I also start my seeds indoors (no greenhouse). A bright windowsill is fine, no need for grow lights.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  

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