How are my tomato babies doing?

Ghawdex · March 23, 2015

This is my first time ever growing. I started them in February from seed and kept them under florescent lights until today. I just got my HPS light hooked up to them.

Anyways here are some pictures of my plants and a few pepper plants, I'd love to know if they are doing good and what I can do (if anything) ti improve on them.

The temperatures here are still to cold to put them out

I couldn't upload here so here is my album

http://imgur.com/a/DhaNO

Gardeneer · March 23, 2015

Your tomato seedlings (now more like plants) look very nice for indoor at this stage. They are ready to be planted out.

BTW: What are those in the last picture ??

heirloomtomaguy · March 23, 2015

The plants look great. Now all they need is some nice warm spring ground to go in.

heirloomtomaguy · March 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

BTW: What are those in the last picture ??

I think those are dense planted tomato seedlings. If so they are going to be tough to separate when they are that large.

nancyruhl · March 23, 2015

Those are beautiful but since there are multiple seedlings per pot I am wondering if you are going to repot them or thin them to one seedling per pot. Since you are in zone 5 like I am, they will not got in the ground for several weeks. By then, they might be needing gallon sized containers. I usual start my seeds about 8 weeks before targeted plan-out date.

Ghawdex · March 23, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Your tomato seedlings (now more like plants) look very nice for indoor at this stage. They are ready to be planted out.

BTW: What are those in the last picture ??

The picture showing all the roots? those are tomato plants. I wish I could put them out already, still too cold.

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Originally Posted by nancyruhl

Those are beautiful but since there are multiple seedlings per pot I am wondering if you are going to repot them or thin them to one seedling per pot. Since you are in zone 5 like I am, they will not got in the ground for several weeks. By then, they might be needing gallon sized containers. I usual start my seeds about 8 weeks before targeted plan-out date.

My current plan is to repot them into bigger containers. I will most likely get rid of the ones that aren't doing too well by time I plant them outside.

Even if our cold last a bit longer (the weather people are saying it wont warm up until Mid May...) I just hooked up my 1000 watt HPS light which should be plenty of light for them as they grow.

Salsacharley · March 23, 2015

If you grow those plants indoors until May they will be 3 ft high and about 1 1/2 ft wide and need at least a gallon pot each. They look very good now, but their growth will amaze you.

March 23, 2015	#1
Ghawdex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NY Posts: 22	How are my tomato babies doing? This is my first time ever growing. I started them in February from seed and kept them under florescent lights until today. I just got my HPS light hooked up to them. Anyways here are some pictures of my plants and a few pepper plants, I'd love to know if they are doing good and what I can do (if anything) ti improve on them. The temperatures here are still to cold to put them out I couldn't upload here so here is my album http://imgur.com/a/DhaNO

March 23, 2015	#3
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	The plants look great. Now all they need is some nice warm spring ground to go in. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

March 23, 2015	#2
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Your tomato seedlings (now more like plants) look very nice for indoor at this stage. They are ready to be planted out. BTW: What are those in the last picture ??

March 23, 2015	#5
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Those are beautiful but since there are multiple seedlings per pot I am wondering if you are going to repot them or thin them to one seedling per pot. Since you are in zone 5 like I am, they will not got in the ground for several weeks. By then, they might be needing gallon sized containers. I usual start my seeds about 8 weeks before targeted plan-out date.

March 23, 2015	#7
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	If you grow those plants indoors until May they will be 3 ft high and about 1 1/2 ft wide and need at least a gallon pot each. They look very good now, but their growth will amaze you.