You could even sow more now. Wouldn't hurt, although it might be better to use something else to sow them in. A bit of sieved garden soil with some perlite, or similar, would probably be better.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have to say that peat free compost needs something else to replace the peat in my opinion .You have nothing to loose by repotting into fresh compost mixed with perlite .That’s how mine were grown in the window sill and although they started slowly at the end of Feb they picked up. Have a go there is still time if you’re quick about it .
That's a good shout @Lyn. Many places will still have tomato plants for sale. I picked some up in B&Q for pennies when I moved in here, as I had nothing here to work with at that point.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'll repot them and see what happens, don't like giving up on a plant, but, I'll go and buy some from a garden centre so I have some this season. Thank you all for the great advice 😊
They look a bit cold to me. Sometimes, they can go a bit purply because they are cold. That could be a reason they have stopped growing. Also they don't seem to have a middle growth.
Do you know why they have no growing tips?
I also have had some trouble this year and it's resulted in quite a few late plants which are about an inch high now, but looking healthy enough and the weather is due to get warmer next weekend. I have a South facing poly tunnel in the North of the UK which gets full sun from dawn to dusk. Do you think it's worth planting out these smaller ones? I suppose it's a bit of a crystal ball question maybe! If Summer is long enough maybe there will be time for them, but wondered what your thoughts were.
I had the same issue - I sowed 2 batches, one in early March (perhaps too early) and one at the beginning of April. The first set never grew true leaves and the second grew one pair and then stopped. I figured I must be doing something wrong so bought some from the GC. Those are doing great, but for reasons unknown I couldn't get them going from seed. Bad compost?
If they appear healthy and you have sufficient room to spare for them I'd pot them and grow on. Difficult to say one way or another but at just an inch high, they would certainly benefit from that and you could then have a better idea as to whether it's worth it. As with everything, depends on location, time, space and, of course, the weather. Also as mentioned, quality of light is as ( if not more ) important in the early stages.
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A bit of sieved garden soil with some perlite, or similar, would probably be better.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I picked some up in B&Q for pennies when I moved in here, as I had nothing here to work with at that point.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I also have had some trouble this year and it's resulted in quite a few late plants which are about an inch high now, but looking healthy enough and the weather is due to get warmer next weekend.
I have a South facing poly tunnel in the North of the UK which gets full sun from dawn to dusk.
Do you think it's worth planting out these smaller ones?
I suppose it's a bit of a crystal ball question maybe!
If Summer is long enough maybe there will be time for them, but wondered what your thoughts were.