When to give tomato seedlings light

diesel · February 28, 2013

This is my first year starting my tomoato plants from seed. I got great germination and almost everything is up out of the soil but they are still curled. When should I start giving them light? I have read many conflicting view points not sure what to do at this point.

matilda'skid · February 28, 2013

They need light now.

shelleybean · February 28, 2013

As soon as they come up, get them under the lights.

Durgan · February 28, 2013

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NLDPS 5 February 2013 Tomato seeds.
Starting tomatoes for the 2013 season 9 January 2013. Selection is: Black Russian, Tomato Blue P20, Belaris Orange, Dora, Black Krim, An orange type name unknown. Some seeds were sent to me last year and were grown too late in the season to get a good crop, so are being grown this year. There is a total of around 30 plants, five of each type. The Seeds were started on damp kleenex to verify germination. Then were planted in separate containers. The containers are on a heating pad and will be utilized as required on very cool nights. Artificial lights are never used. Light is any convenient place until the plants can be placed in the small greenhouse, when it gets warm enough.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ACHAC 26 February 2013 Tomato Growth (47 days)
This is the growth to date. It has been exceptionally cold at night but my plants are thriving. There are more plants than the 30 or so that I need, which will be given to neighbours, when I pot up in about a month.

Sun City Linda · February 28, 2013

Yep, now.

I have nice weather so they are outside the minute I see little mater hoops starting to show.

diesel · February 28, 2013

Thanks everybody for the replies. Got the light shining on them

February 28, 2013	#1
diesel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southport,North Carolina Posts: 13	When to give tomato seedlings light This is my first year starting my tomoato plants from seed. I got great germination and almost everything is up out of the soil but they are still curled. When should I start giving them light? I have read many conflicting view points not sure what to do at this point.

February 28, 2013	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	As soon as they come up, get them under the lights. __________________ Michele

February 28, 2013	#4
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	As much light as possible after germination- SUNLIGHT http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NLDPS 5 February 2013 Tomato seeds. Starting tomatoes for the 2013 season 9 January 2013. Selection is: Black Russian, Tomato Blue P20, Belaris Orange, Dora, Black Krim, An orange type name unknown. Some seeds were sent to me last year and were grown too late in the season to get a good crop, so are being grown this year. There is a total of around 30 plants, five of each type. The Seeds were started on damp kleenex to verify germination. Then were planted in separate containers. The containers are on a heating pad and will be utilized as required on very cool nights. Artificial lights are never used. Light is any convenient place until the plants can be placed in the small greenhouse, when it gets warm enough. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ACHAC 26 February 2013 Tomato Growth (47 days) This is the growth to date. It has been exceptionally cold at night but my plants are thriving. There are more plants than the 30 or so that I need, which will be given to neighbours, when I pot up in about a month.

February 28, 2013	#2
matilda'skid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 309	They need light now.

February 28, 2013	#5
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Yep, now. I have nice weather so they are outside the minute I see little mater hoops starting to show.