Tomato update

[ksmith]

The good news--there are plants. The only not-so-good news is that I don't have as many as expected, and one variety didn't sprout at all.





One week ago




June 17-transplanted the sprouts to a pot.




Today. I moved the plants to individual cups so that they would have more room to grow. So far--four Black Crimson and one Tobolsk. There are also a few more in the ceramic pot that look like they may make it.

Comments

[novel-mom.livejournal.com]

We always buy the actual plants anymore. And we have little green tomatoes!
Lori

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I wanted to grow heirloom varieties, and ordered the seeds from a place in California. I don't know if there are heirloom plants available locally--the homegrown tomatoes that folks have brought in to work in the past haven't tasted any better than storebought, and I am hoping that these varieties live up to their billing. I don't expect any tomatoes until mid-August.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

Given the weather you've had, it's just as well you're getting a late start with them...good luck!

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I'm so hoping they come up. They really have grown in the last few days, so I'm hoping they won't shrivel. A few seeds did start to sprout, but the seedlings curled up and died before they went very far.

I didn't baby these seeds like all the websites said I should have, and I really do think the propagator tray kept the soil too moist. Not one Sunset Red Horizon seed even sprouted. Quite a few Black Crimson did, though. Guess they're sturdier, and the seeds like it moist.

[(Anonymous)]

I've been buying all my heirloom plants from the Tasteful Garden in Alabama for a few years now and I've been very happy with their seedlings. Big, sturdy plants often in bloom when I receive them. tastefulgarden.com

I also started an Aunt Ruby's German Green tomato this year from seed (can't find the seedlings anywhere) and I started them in February. I'm in zone 6 and the seedlings were the perfect size when it came time to plant. Maybe you started them too late?

Jody in PA

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I did get started late. I'm in Zone 5, and I should have started the seeds in trays indoors sometime in April, maybe even March. I just...didn't.

But the plants are supposed to go from seedlings to fruit in 72-75 days? So I think I'm still ok.

[windrose.livejournal.com]

I ordered heirloom seedlings from a plant company. Unfortunately, they got held up in-transit because of the bad weather and died shortly after they arrived. Gonna have to try to start more from seeds.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that these make it. It's raining now, and I left the seedlings out in their cups. They've lived the entire stretch of their short lives outside, so I think these are the sturdy ones.