OK...........Newbie from NC here to worry ya'll!!!

Gardening Grammy · March 26, 2008

Tomatoville is the first website I visit every day!!! I am new to all of this. I've planted seeds this year for the first time. I've grown tomatoes, peppers, herbs, etc. from plants before, but this is my first year planting my own seeds.

On March 6, I planted Roma's, German Johnson's and Beefsteak tomatoes. The are the ones on the top picture. They're almost 3 weeks old. Shouldn't they be bigger??? I don't have GrowLites, so they have been sitting on my kitchen table near a south window. I even leave the light on over them. (My hubby turns the light off.....I go behind him and turn it back on.) I've kept the top on them. There are no signs of the 2nd set of leaves. I just don't know!!!

The ones on the bottom picture are Abraham Lincoln, Brandywine Red, Black Krim and Cherokee Purple. They were planted on March 15. They almost seem to be doing better than the first ones planted.

I have to admit that I read everything here and then try and do it. And you can't do everything that everyone suggests. Right now I've put the little darlin's on my screened porch. It's 72 here in Fuquay today. I'm paranoid about too much water and too little water. Too much light. One day I turned the fan on to let them wave around a little in the breeze. I know I should just chill about them. I think I'm over thinking it.

I've also planted some summer squash seeds and they came up in about a week and look great!!! But of course, shhhhh, I don't love them like I love my little tomatoes!!!

My main questions are:

When will the tomatoes get their second set of leaves?
Should I not water as much now that they've sprouted?
When should I transplant them?
Should I just leave them on the screen porch if it doesn't go below 50 degrees?
Do I need to fertilize them?

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grammy

March 26, 2008	#1
Gardening Grammy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 13	OK...........Newbie from NC here to worry ya'll!!! Tomatoville is the first website I visit every day!!! I am new to all of this. I've planted seeds this year for the first time. I've grown tomatoes, peppers, herbs, etc. from plants before, but this is my first year planting my own seeds. On March 6, I planted Roma's, German Johnson's and Beefsteak tomatoes. The are the ones on the top picture. They're almost 3 weeks old. Shouldn't they be bigger??? I don't have GrowLites, so they have been sitting on my kitchen table near a south window. I even leave the light on over them. (My hubby turns the light off.....I go behind him and turn it back on.) I've kept the top on them. There are no signs of the 2nd set of leaves. I just don't know!!! The ones on the bottom picture are Abraham Lincoln, Brandywine Red, Black Krim and Cherokee Purple. They were planted on March 15. They almost seem to be doing better than the first ones planted. I have to admit that I read everything here and then try and do it. And you can't do everything that everyone suggests. Right now I've put the little darlin's on my screened porch. It's 72 here in Fuquay today. I'm paranoid about too much water and too little water. Too much light. One day I turned the fan on to let them wave around a little in the breeze. I know I should just chill about them. I think I'm over thinking it. I've also planted some summer squash seeds and they came up in about a week and look great!!! But of course, shhhhh, I don't love them like I love my little tomatoes!!! My main questions are: When will the tomatoes get their second set of leaves? Should I not water as much now that they've sprouted? When should I transplant them? Should I just leave them on the screen porch if it doesn't go below 50 degrees? Do I need to fertilize them? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grammy