I've had a closer look at the photos, Cidermill. It might be my monitor but it looks like only one seedling is pale. Is that right? Or are they all degrees of pale?
Anyway, the colour isn't down to a lack of moisture. If anything, pale can indicate too much water. At this stage they should be in a straight good quality potting mix rather than seed mix.
italophile there is one that is very pale, the rest are not so bad they just don't look very green and vibrant it that makes sense
i will repot them in that case...should it be Ji no1 or 2?.... Just checked what I had them in and it's arthur Bowles seed and potting mix...
pas for watering do you think I am doing the right thing by letting the top dry out before re-watering?
Also so I am watering from above at the moment with the watering can...would they be better on the floor of the greenhouse soaking up water I pour on the slabs....?
I'd go with No 2. Here in Italy I use good quality terriccio - the equivalent of No 2 - for both sowing the seeds and potting up. I've never bothered with a dedicated sowing mix.
I think you might have been overwatering too. You can afford to let the mix dry out completely. Obviously don't leave it bone dry for days on end but it shouldn't be permanently damp even beneath the surface. Tomatoes are very sturdy plants, even at the stage yours are at. Less is better in every regard with toms - water and fertiliser. They don't need mollycoddling and will respond better to "tough love".
Always water from the top. Never let them sit in water to soak it up from the bottom. You'll end up with permanently damp mix.
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I've had a closer look at the photos, Cidermill. It might be my monitor but it looks like only one seedling is pale. Is that right? Or are they all degrees of pale?
Anyway, the colour isn't down to a lack of moisture. If anything, pale can indicate too much water. At this stage they should be in a straight good quality potting mix rather than seed mix.
italophile there is one that is very pale, the rest are not so bad they just don't look very green and vibrant it that makes sense
i will repot them in that case...should it be Ji no1 or 2?.... Just checked what I had them in and it's arthur Bowles seed and potting mix...
pas for watering do you think I am doing the right thing by letting the top dry out before re-watering?
Also so I am watering from above at the moment with the watering can...would they be better on the floor of the greenhouse soaking up water I pour on the slabs....?
I'd go with No 2. Here in Italy I use good quality terriccio - the equivalent of No 2 - for both sowing the seeds and potting up. I've never bothered with a dedicated sowing mix.
I think you might have been overwatering too. You can afford to let the mix dry out completely. Obviously don't leave it bone dry for days on end but it shouldn't be permanently damp even beneath the surface. Tomatoes are very sturdy plants, even at the stage yours are at. Less is better in every regard with toms - water and fertiliser. They don't need mollycoddling and will respond better to "tough love".
Always water from the top. Never let them sit in water to soak it up from the bottom. You'll end up with permanently damp mix.