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Growing Tomatoes

started way too late

19 years ago

My tomato seeds were started on 4/21...about 8 weeks late probably, however this year is more like a test ... if i don't get any vegetables that will be ok by me. Right now I have about 40 tomato plants about 2 1/2" tall, 1 cucumber thats growing its 3rd leaf and 2 pepper plants that are about 1 1/2" tall. Should I move them all and bury them in their own little pots and bury them up to their 1st leaves? There is about 4 or 5 per italian ice cup right now. I know i need to thin, but should there be 1 plant per cup or can i do more?

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phantom_white
19 years ago
You should only have one plant per cup unless you plan to cull the other seedlings. You might be able to keep them in the same cup a little longer, but eventually they'll get crowded. You should really get them in their own cups pretty soon though.

Abby
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
19 years ago
I am in Z6/7 also. I had the same problems as you have for starting seeds and planting seedlings in ground. so I have come up a way to overcome this. I started seeds 2/11, and planted them 4/1. Now most of my plants are blossoming and setting fruit.

Check out "removable greenhouse" thread in Greenhouse section.

dcarch
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digdirt2
19 years ago
Yes, it is time to transplant them to a bit bigger container and only one to each container. :)

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