The Sow-a-Long started on Friday 4th of March 2011, but you can start at any time before the end of April in the UK, and later if you live in a warmer climate. Or, buy some plug plants in May-June.
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Tumbling Tom Update 3rd June
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Tumbling Tom – Final Position May 27th
. After Eleven Weeks May 20th
. After Ten Weeks May 13th
. After Nine Weeks May 6th
. After Eight Weeks April 29th . After Seven Weeks April 22nd (Happy Easter!)
. After Six Weeks April 15th
. After Five Weeks April 8th
. After Four Weeks April 1st
. After Three Weeks It’s transplant time! March 25th .
After Two Weeks March 18th After 14 days their first “true leaves” begin to show. .
. After One Week The progress so far … March 11th
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| Hello from Nick! There is only a two month window of opportunity to sow seeds for growing tomatoes outdoors in the UK – that’s March and April – so let’s get started! .
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| The airing cupboard is a good place to germinate seeds or a heated propagator. Just make sure that as soon as they start to come through, usually 5 to 7 days, remove the cling film or lid and put them in a light place to stop them from becoming “leggy” too tall.
The temperatures given in the video are the “ideal” temperatures. Realistically, anywhere in the region of 21C for germination and between 15 to 18C for the seedlings is fine. Of course temperatures will be lower during the night. . Next Friday we’ll take a look at their progress and hopefully see signs of life! Here’s a video from last season which includes more information on sowing tomato seeds: https://www.tomatogrowing.co.uk/html/growing_tomatoes_from_seed.html |