If your tomato plants are too leggy you can rectifiy it to some extent when you pot them up and plant them out. Just plant them deeper than you otherwise would - certainly up to the seed leaves is fine and you could even go as deep as the first pair of true leaves. This has the added advantage of making them form adventitious roots from the stem, so they can absorb water faster.
In a climate similar to Scotland they will need protection and I suspect wouldn't do well outdoors other than in an exceptional summer.
Probably worth persevering, Sparkles, but sow some more in a month.
Thank you, Steve309, that is helpful. The summers are in comparison to Scotland very hot and in my garden temperatures up to 44 C/110 F in summer are not abnormal. I am lucky there. My problem seems to be how to get everything growing at the correct time.
I didn't realise that it gets that hot in summer - as long as the nights aren't too cold I'm sure they'll do fine out of doors, if you want. I've found they taste nicer than from the greehouse.
Just thinking about it, I believe you can even plant them with the buried stem at an angle to get more depth. As long as the upper part is youngish it should straighten up. I've not actually tried this though.
seems to be a competition to sow stuff early i have allotment and some people sow things too early ie leeks in january will run to seed in most cases early unless you are showing you dont need to start that early light is an issue as said in other posts
Dear Lyn, I do not live in Scotland, but in the oldest mountain range in Europe, a national park, in the middle of Germany. The winters here are similar to Scotland, although a bit longer and colder. The summers are short but are very warm and with a sheltered garden... in the winter that is great, but in summer it can really quickly become too hot in the garden.
I learned gardening while I lived 13 years in North Cornwall. The adjustment to this new climate I do not find very easy. Concerning gardening that is.
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If your tomato plants are too leggy you can rectifiy it to some extent when you pot them up and plant them out. Just plant them deeper than you otherwise would - certainly up to the seed leaves is fine and you could even go as deep as the first pair of true leaves. This has the added advantage of making them form adventitious roots from the stem, so they can absorb water faster.
In a climate similar to Scotland they will need protection and I suspect wouldn't do well outdoors other than in an exceptional summer.
Probably worth persevering, Sparkles, but sow some more in a month.
Thank you, Steve309, that is helpful. The summers are in comparison to Scotland very hot and in my garden temperatures up to 44 C/110 F in summer are not abnormal. I am lucky there. My problem seems to be how to get everything growing at the correct time.
Good oh - we aim to please
I didn't realise that it gets that hot in summer - as long as the nights aren't too cold I'm sure they'll do fine out of doors, if you want. I've found they taste nicer than from the greehouse.
Just thinking about it, I believe you can even plant them with the buried stem at an angle to get more depth. As long as the upper part is youngish it should straighten up. I've not actually tried this though.
Does it get to 44c in Scotland.? That's very hot.
Thanks Steve.
seems to be a competition to sow stuff early i have allotment and some people sow things too early ie leeks in january will run to seed in most cases early unless you are showing you dont need to start that early light is an issue as said in other posts
I just went by what the packet said
Dear Lyn, I do not live in Scotland, but in the oldest mountain range in Europe, a national park, in the middle of Germany. The winters here are similar to Scotland, although a bit longer and colder. The summers are short but are very warm and with a sheltered garden... in the winter that is great, but in summer it can really quickly become too hot in the garden.
I learned gardening while I lived 13 years in North Cornwall. The adjustment to this new climate I do not find very easy. Concerning gardening that is.