Is it too late to plant tomato seeds for this year?

[Snapdragon]

So here's how things are shaping up. I decided to go with Marglobe, Rutgers, Roma, and a large red cherry tomato. We didn't have any cardboard egg cartons, so I planted them in styrofoam in seed-starter soil. I put a few in each spot because they won't all come up. I will cull them and pull out a few of the best ones to plant in the peat pots. Final total will probably be about 8-10 plants.

 

[Snapdragon]

Meanwhile, 9 hours later....

 

[Snapdragon]

This morning

 

[Snapdragon]

Day 10. I'll probably thin them out in a few days.

 

[Snapdragon]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This morning

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Dang Snap! You didn't happen to trade the family cow for those seeds did you??

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[Jaybird1980]

I had 3 Rutgers last year and they were very good producers, ended up supplying the neighbor with a bunch.

 

[Snapdragon]

Transplant day. I decided not to use the peat pots after all because I was afraid they would prematurely disintegrate. Now they hang out in the house for another 6-8 weeks, depending on the weather.

 

[hooky]

Mine just came up this week. Only thing left to sprout are the eggplants.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Just started some tomatoes and peppers today.

 

[Snapdragon]

I planted too soon. They're out of control. Oh, the humanity!



I'll just have to sort them out in a couple of weeks. It's still too early to set them out, and if I handle them too much they will snap off.

 

[d.kaufman]

I planted too soon. They're out of control. Oh, the humanity!

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I'll just have to sort them out in a couple of weeks. It's still too early to set them out, and if I handle them too much they will snap off.

You needed to transplant them to bigger pots as they grow. Ours are in 1 gal now. Should be ok in those till put in the ground. That's looking like Memorial Day weekend once again with the crap future forecast

EDIT. These are on 3rd transplant.

 

[Snapdragon]

You needed to transplant them to bigger pots as they grow. Ours are in 1 gal now. Should be ok in those till put in the ground. That's looking like Memorial Day weekend once again with the crap future forecast

I know. Life happened. Mom fell. Twice. They just got away from me.

 

[Snapdragon]

They are WAY leggy. I don't even know if they will survive without breaking once I stake them up.

 

[d.kaufman]

I know. Life happened. Mom fell. Twice. They just got away from me.

happens. You could probably still transplant to larger pots and stake the plants upright. I think they'd make it

 

[Snapdragon]

happens. You could probably still transplant to larger pots and stake the plants upright. I think they'd make it

I set out to do that yesterday, but I was just afraid to handle them too much. They are so long, thin and leggy.

 

[Snapdragon]

Now I wish I had saved all those coffee cans I threw in the recycling.

 

[Expat]

If you can get some deep containers and put the root all the way to the bottom, you might save them. Cover as much stem with dirt as you can.

 

[d.kaufman]

Biggest thing is getting them in bigger pots. Get some dowel rod and plant ties. Be gentle and as Expat said put those roots deep and it will give some extra stability with part of the stem buried as well.

 

[Ballstater98]

We're having a late spring this year. GTG