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    I grew a strain 'Hundreds & Thousands' last year in the same basket...

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    The plant could have used some training... but it wasn't bothering anyone where it was
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    Quote Originally Posted by M_C View Post
    I grew a strain 'Hundreds & Thousands' last year in the same basket...

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    The plant could have used some training... but it wasn't bothering anyone where it was
    Wow that's impressive, surprised the chain did not snap with all that weight

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    The chain was fine but you could see the strain on the ring at the top!

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    update, toms are 11 days old and there really enjoying my flower room,
    here they are, there in seedling and cutting soil with no added food, just water from seed.

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    Like Vlad i also cheated and got plants this year. Buried them nice and deep. Last year i started from seed in my groom. May 10 was the suggested start date around here. My tomatoes are in the ground and almost done planting the rest of the vegetable garden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CityDweller View Post
    Like Vlad i also cheated and got plants this year. Buried them nice and deep. Last year i started from seed in my groom. May 10 was the suggested start date around here. My tomatoes are in the ground and almost done planting the rest of the vegetable garden.
    You should be OK, this was the temps last year in May
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    I don't think they can handle very cold nights(close to zero) JMO

    I like to give them 2-3 weeks longer, so there less chance of the cold stunting the growth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CheapHomeGrown View Post
    You should be OK, this was the temps last year in May
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    I don't think they can handle very cold nights(close to zero) JMO

    I like to give them 2-3 weeks longer, so there less chance of the cold stunting the growth.
    Wow. Thats cold. I wait until at least 14c before they go in the ground.

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    up date on my toms
    took a picture just before taking them out of the flower room
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    Two hours after putting them outside in direct full sun, the leave went vertical, praying, kind of stressed them out and again tonight, an hour after i moved them from the garden to the house.

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    3 plants have been left outside in a large pot and these plants are going to some friends in the morning.

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    Smile Tomato planting date

    Quote Originally Posted by CheapHomeGrown View Post
    I have been working out the best dates for starting off some tomato seeds and it seems to be this week(if you have a flower/veg room up and running and you can fit a few small plants in).
    In 4 weeks time they should be 4-6" tall (putting mine in 1/2ltr pots between the other plants) and it will be early June, the nigh temps will be good and the toms would be off to a good start.
    Hello, I have 12 tomato plants in my garden this year - mostly cherry and medium sized tomatoes. In my experience, temperatures below 45 stunt the growth and tomato plants are just sitting in the soil, exposed to pests a and diseases. It is better to wait for warmer weather. Therefore I also wait with planting until June. Another alternative is to cover the plants with buckets overnight in order to avoid temperature drop during night. I found this tip here: and it works for me when a sudden temperature drop comes.

    good luck with your tomatoes
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex45 View Post
    Hello, I have 12 tomato plants in my garden this year - mostly cherry and medium sized tomatoes. In my experience, temperatures below 45 stunt the growth and tomato plants are just sitting in the soil, exposed to pests a and diseases. It is better to wait for warmer weather. Therefore I also wait with planting until June. Another alternative is to cover the plants with buckets overnight in order to avoid temperature drop during night. I found this tip here: and it works for me when a sudden temperature drop comes.

    good luck with your tomatoes
    I have been growing tomatoes plants for years in my garden and I agrea, if the temps fall below 6c, it stunts the growth, good luck with your plants, have you got any pictures.

    The leds gave my plants a good start, the pot is a good 20" wide, so 3 plants would work well in this pot, the stems are very thick, so I have left a side shoot on each plant(so each plant has two tops), the canopy is 3ft wide and 3ft high so I am very happy so far.
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