Show Your Seedlings Here

[Gardeneer]

It is a bit too early for most of us to have seedling at this time (2/2/16) but the time is nearing. Actually my own sowing time is 2 to 3 weeks away.
But as an experiment and in order to occupy myself, I have started few dwarfs:

=1== Hahms Gelbe Topftomate >>> sowed 1/14/16. The picture below is taken today.
=2== New Big Dwarf >>>> I just sowed the seeds today.

Please feel free to post your seedling pictures here. ALL WELCOME !

Gardeneer

[Ricky Shaw]

Some MMMM goodies sowed 1/17. It was 3 for 3 on the Taimyr in the front row, even with a difficult helmet extraction on the one to the right.

The lone 0-33 in the back row was the only representative to germinate of 10 seeds sowed, and a bit gimpy too. Ordered more of this, but I'm ready to move on to Red Robin and planted seeds of that last Sunday.

[Gardeneer]

Looking very good, Ricky.
Even though you have started 3 days after me, your seedlings are much bigger. I think it has to do with the variety. Dwarfs and specially micro dwarfs grow slowly.

OK folks ! Show (off !!) your seedlings

[ReginaAnn]

Big Beef (serious monsters) and 3 Ron's Carbon Copy. Both started 1/1/16.

I may have jumped the gun.

[elight]

Planting out in 1-2 weeks in zone 9b.



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[Gardeneer]

Regina , ...your seedlings look great, for 5 week old.
Actually they are PLANTS now and can take the world. Normally tomatoes get plant out size in 6 weeks + times. For me 10 inch tall is good for plant out.
Good luck !

Gardeneer

[AlittleSalt]

These are 16 days old (Planted 1-17-2016) They have spent some time outside, but the next week is going to be too cool for that. It won't be long before they'll get to meet their Solo cups.

[ibraash]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

These are 16 days old (Planted 1-17-2016) They have spent some time outside, but the next week is going to be too cool for that. It won't be long before they'll get to meet their Solo cups.

Nice looking seedlings. I have a question though. My seedlings are barely having any true leaves, and they have been around for about 4 weeks

Do you fertilize seedlings, and if so, what do you use?

Best,

[Cole_Robbie]

I just bought a jumbo box of the often-hated Miracle Grow. The seedlings that get potted up into six-packs will start to get a tiny amount of MG at each watering. Before that, they have fed off the small amount of worm castings in the seed-starting mix.


I just got my greenhouse patched back together. My six-packs of plants are going into the greenhouse tomorrow.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by ibraash

Nice looking seedlings. I have a question though. My seedlings are barely having any true leaves, and they have been around for about 4 weeks

Do you fertilize seedlings, and if so, what do you use?

Best,

Four weeks with no true leaves ? That sounds like unusual to me.
What kind of starting mix and light system are you using ?

Yes , I do fertilize mine with MG water soluble at about 1/3 strength. When / after I pot them up I increase the strength to about 1/2 the recommended strength. The potting soil that I am using has no fertilizer so I have to provided the nutrients

Gardeneer

[ibraash]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Four weeks with no true leaves ? That sounds like unusual to me.
What kind of starting mix and light system are you using ?

Yes , I do fertilize mine with MG water soluble at about 1/3 strength. When / after I pot them up I increase the strength to about 1/2 the recommended strength. The potting soil that I am using has no fertilizer so I have to provided the nutrients

Gardeneer

Thanks for the info. I am using jiffy pellets. I know the pellets have not fertilizer. The seedlings got very leggy because of the lack of adequate light. I will use your fertilizer ratio and put the seedlings in the greenhouse outside and see what happens.

Many thanks again.

Best,

[AlittleSalt]

Ibraash, I don't fertilize seedlings. I start my seedlings inside our house. I figure if we're paying to keep ourselves warm - why not use that heating energy for the plants? The winter of 2014/2015, I started tomato seeds on a shelf 3 feet tall, and it took a while for them to germinate and for the first true leaves to start growing.

One it day it hit me. My wife is 5' tall and is comfortable with the heaters set too hot for me. I'm 6'-1". There's a lot of difference in temperature in only one foot inside your house. So I started planting on higher shelves. The picture below is/are both tomatoes and peppers started on February 1, 2016. I started and grew them on a shelf 5' tall. I used Jiffy Mix seed starter.

I'm beginning to think heat is just as or even more important than light.

[ibraash]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Ibraash, I don't fertilize seedlings. I start my seedlings inside our house. I figure if we're paying to keep ourselves warm - why not use that heating energy for the plants? The winter of 2014/2015, I started tomato seeds on a shelf 3 feet tall, and it took a while for them to germinate and for the first true leaves to start growing.

One it day it hit me. My wife is 5' tall and is comfortable with the heaters set too hot for me. I'm 6'-1". There's a lot of difference in temperature in only one foot inside your house. So I started planting on higher shelves. The picture below is/are both tomatoes and peppers started on February 1, 2016. I started and grew them on a shelf 5' tall. I used Jiffy Mix seed starter.

I'm beginning to think heat is just as or even more important than light.

,

Thanks, AlittleSalt.

I will move the seedlings to the greenhouse and see what happens. The seedlings were in about 70-75 degree environment. I think light must have been the problem.

I appreciate you help.

Best,

[Gardeneer]

Wow ! Lots of seedling , Robert.
Looks like your work is cut out for you to separate and pot them soon.
Your plant out date should not be too far out now .
Good luck with all those babies .

[KarenO]

pretty babies you guys. Tomato seedlings are some of my favourite things
Karen