Bit of advice

Do these plants look ok ? They have shot up with in a couple of weeks but they seem very gangly.
They are on the window sill at the moment indoors. I did have about another 10 in the basket but yesterday moved them into the green house (which might be too cold yet)
Do i need to do any thing with them as far as shoots go ? These are tumbling pearl tomato

 

Hello Captainhastings. Your tomato plants look OK. Yes, they are a bit leggy but that always happens with plants planted early.
Keep your tomatoes in a light, cool place. Too much heat and they will be soft and leggy.
When you transplant them, plant them right up to their seed leaves. They won't mind at all and it will get rid of some of the legginess.
The tomatoes you have in the greenhouse - don't know what kind of temps you have out there - but I'm sure they would be the better of some fleece over them at night and on cold days.

 

That's great thank you could I use an old sheet or blanket as a fleece as I see there are proper tomatoes fleeces you can buy

 

Hi Captainhastings. You could use a sheet or blanket but you would have to put in supports to keep the weight off the plants - and they keep the light out.
Garden fleece is very cheap to buy - you can get some in B&Q, Poundland, any nursery for not much more than £1. It's very lightweight, lets the light through and when used outside lets water through as well. Lasts for years and is a really good investment.
If getting to the shops in time is the problem, then a few sheets of newspaper laid over things will do a perfectly good job - much preferable to the blankets.

 

I do that.

 

Well I put some more compost in and they seem to be flying now.




Think I will try and get some more compost in though.
They are meant to be tumbling tomatoes so I guess they will start leaning at some point

 

Just been reading the instructions and it says

PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND TIE IN REGULARLY. REMOVE SIDE SHOOTS AS THEY APPEAR AND RESTRICT THE PLANT TO ONE MAIN STEM. ON OUTDOOR PLANTS REMOVE THE GROWING TIP IN LATE SUMMER TO HASTEN RIPENING

so should I remove and side shoot below the main fork ?
I was thinking because they look like this hopefully :
http://suttons.hostserver1.co.uk/im/pd/VETOM24036_2.jpg

I would leave the side shoots ?