tomatoes

I planted tomatoes and peppers in cardboard tubes in february in an very slightly heated outhouse plastic roofed and walled. they are about three inches high now and have two to four leaves but spindlyish stems is this normal? \Do they have a chance as the ones in the garden centre actually are nearly full size and have tomatoes on them.
Have I done soemthing wrong like should i have fed them something - Should I give up and buy soem ready mades?

 

Buy some ready potted from the G.C., saves alot of time and energy, all the best

 

Your toms sound fine, the GC will of sown theirs much earlier than you.
I have found that toms dont like being planted in cardboard tubes, dont know why but mine never grow as well when I have tried it. Pot them on and feed and water them.

 

Thank you yes I'll go do it now.

 

AND give them loads of light
If they don't get the sun they will be spindly
Mine are just ready to plant out in the greenhouse

 

Woo is right it is nice to be able to grow your own from seed and watch them grow and fruit,but sometimes and that's me included have to resort to the GC to buy plants if our own fail and we haven't got the time to start again.I did this with beetroot last year ,brought them as seedlings from a farm shop then pricked them out and potted them on and then out and I had beetroot that were monsters.The best I have ever grown.Never feel like you have to grow everything yourself,and it isn't cheating to buy from GC,so no need for guilty feelings...Happy Gardening :D