Stupid question but........

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  1. Sky

    Sky Apprentice Gardener

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    This may seem really silly but will one tomato seed grow one tomato plant.

    So if I have 10 tomato seeds I can grow 10 tomato plants?

    And also if I grow some seeds now, will they be bearing fruit summer time?
     
  2. Freddy

    Freddy Miserable git, well known for it

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    Hi there Sky. Yes, yes and yes :D
     
  3. Sky

    Sky Apprentice Gardener

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    Excellent news!

    Thanks
     
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    Sky. I assume you have some kind of protection for these plants as they germinate/grow ?
     
  5. Sky

    Sky Apprentice Gardener

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    No lol, I'm new to the world of growing your own food.

    While they germinate I thought it was ok when they're in pots.

    Then when they start to grow a bit you plant them, put a metal thing around them for support, because the tomatoes will go to the ground if they aren't supported which will make them bad.

    Do I have the basics of it?

    Oh and they're beef tomatoes so they're big, meaning they need extra support.

    I think... =]
     
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    Sounds like you have the basics of it. Good Luck.
     
  7. barb

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    My first time at growing toms, they are in a propagator on window sill , they seem to me to be very leggy,[ they are small cherry toms ] planted on 18th March.Have pricked out ,. they have only one set of leafs as yet .How big do they have to be before I pot on. Thanks Barb.
     
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    They need LOTS of light, and are likely to get leggy on a windowsill. Tie them to a split cane or somesuch, as their stems won't be very strong (whether leggy or not).

    I would pot on as soon as you can see evidence of roots at the base or the pot. I pot on 1.5" each time (so 3" then 4.5") but when I was taught the rule was 1" at a time - but I can't get my chubby fingers in the gap to firm the plant in if I only do 1" increments :)
     
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    I've never really had any sort of method for potting on and just used smallish pots in whatever size comes to hand. Reading this thread has made me realize that I must become more methodical.

    I sow half a dozen seeds in a small pot and prick them out into individual pots as soon as possible (after 2 weeks maybe) when they are big enough to handle. I thought I had to do this to stop them getting leggy.

    Kristen, I think you must mean 1.5" between seedlings? So maybe you have them in seed trays?

    Or do you mean you pot on every 1.5" in height or pot size?

    What size pots do you use on each potting on - is there some sort of rule to follow?
     
  10. Hex

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    Don`t be too surprised if they try to take over the garden :wink:
    I put 9 in a bed and they turned into a tomato hedge 10ft long 2ft high and 4ft deep.
     
  11. JWK

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    Hex; A Tomato Hedge! :lollol:
     
  12. Steve R

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    MMmmm..a hadge you can eat...:yho:

    Steve...:)
     
  13. Hex

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    I kid you not..it was a hedge :wink:
    [​IMG]
     
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    Very impressive Hex!
     
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