Hello I am no expert but I think its a bit late for your seeds . This year for the first time I planted Tomato seeds at the end of January in small plant pots with a few seeds in , in the greenhouse with plastic lemonade bottles cut in half over the top . A week later I did the same again with a different Tomato type , and so on . Out of about 70 seedlings that have appeared I lost about 5 to extra cold weather -- the soil had frozen overnight killing the plants . Today I have thrown away any plants that don`t look like they will make it , so I now have ended up with about 50 plants . Half of these have been given away to family and friends . I will keep about 10 , 4 will be in the greenhouse and today I have put 6 outside . See what happens .
You might get some fruit off them late in the season @Escapetothegarden, but I wonder if it's worth the time, effort, compost etc for them. Up to you of course, if you want to try. You could stop them (take out the growing tip) after a two trusses instead of the usual 6 or so but you'll need to keep nipping out the side shoots that will appear.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
You might get some fruit off them late in the season @Escapetothegarden, but I wonder if it's worth the time, effort, compost etc for them. Up to you of course, if you want to try. You could stop them (take out the growing tip) after a two trusses instead of the usual 6 or so but you'll need to keep nipping out the side shoots that will appear.
Thank you for your reply!
I understand. I will keep a couple of the biggest (have to lol)
I think this may be good time for experimenting then (eyeballing the lawn 👀)
As @JennyJ says - just bung them somewhere sheltered and let them get on with it - just using whatever they're growing in . You can still get a crop on a smaller plant - no problem. I've often grown on plants from the sideshoots, so that would only be happening around now or end of May in a normal year. Still got a decent sized plant and a crop. The variety, amount of light, etc will be factors.
It'll be down to the general conditions as to whether they come to anything, and if they don't it's no great loss, but if they do - kerching
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose it will depend on how much good weather we get as to whether your plants get to produce tomatoes , I do hope you do get some for your effort.
I'm on a tomato free summer I think; I planted up 3 split baby plums - normally I don't put the fruit in - and they were very quickly dug up by the wood mice. Then last year's pot which I hadn't emptied, grew a load of seedlings, which then all died. Last night I found two very dehydrated tomatoes wrapped up in my fridge, which I'd clearly forgotten all about, and out of pure bloody mindedness, I'm going to see what I can do with them. 😄
@parkgateman thank you! This is the second time I have grown tomato from seed;last years didn’t do well and this year was as the thread mentions, beyond slow going! I’m just happy they sprouted; feel like a new mum ☺️
I'm on a tomato free summer I think; I planted up 3 split baby plums - normally I don't put the fruit in - and they were very quickly dug up by the wood mice. Then last year's pot which I hadn't emptied, grew a load of seedlings, which then all died. Last night I found two very dehydrated tomatoes wrapped up in my fridge, which I'd clearly forgotten all about, and out of pure bloody mindedness, I'm going to see what I can do with them. 😄
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Is there really nothing that can be done? What if I keep them short… etc
I was just excited that something I had planted had germinated and feel overly attached to them 👀
I understand. I will keep a couple of the biggest (have to lol)
It'll be down to the general conditions as to whether they come to anything, and if they don't it's no great loss, but if they do - kerching
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
This is the second time I have grown tomato from seed;last years didn’t do well and this year was as the thread mentions, beyond slow going! I’m just happy they sprouted; feel like a new mum ☺️