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Identifying seedlings

HelentraynorHelentraynor Posts: 8
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Hi all, I've sown beef tomatoes and also some hot chillis demon red but the seedlings look exactly the same, even the new leaves. I've tried smelling them but there's not really much of a scent. Ia there any way of telling them apart now or should I wait until they're bigger and more obvious? I'm growing indoors at the moment near a sunny patio door but I was hoping to be able to acclimatise the tomatoes this week. Can I put what I believe to be the chillis through the same process or will it kill them off? 
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Can you show us some photos ... 

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





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    When the true leaves appear they should look different. Can you post a picture?
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • HelentraynorHelentraynor Posts: 8

    Hi, @Dovefromabove I believe the ones on the right to be chilli's. Or at least, those are the ones I'd labelled as chilli's 😕 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    They all look like tomatoes to me  :|
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited May 2022
    Me too. 
    They also won't be anywhere near big enough to be getting acclimatised this  week - or even next week.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • HelentraynorHelentraynor Posts: 8
    Thanks everyone. Yes, they all look like tomatoes to me. How do I stop them from getting too leggy? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Those all look like tomatoes to me too. 

    Giving them plenty of light should stop them getting leggy. 


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





  • HelentraynorHelentraynor Posts: 8
    If I don't get any chillis then it looks as though the pack of seeds I bought may have been tomatoes! The chilli seeds certainly looked the same as the tomato seeds 🤔 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Chillis need an early start and a long growing season, so maybe you could treat yourself to a chilli plant from the garden centre. They often sell them with fruits already forming.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    As others have said so often we need to label our sowings so that we know what to expect.
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