I started my tomato seeds 14 days ago also. Many have true leaves now. Yesterday I transplanted them into intermediate 3 inch containers. About a couple weeks and they get their ¾ quart containers.

"and now 14 days in I see the tinniest true leavers starting"

Then something is wrong. In 14 days they should be well on their way to multiple true leaves. Could you post a photo?

Dave

Also to add, make sure you harden them off properly to the outdoor environment or the sun will burn your plant leaves.

Hi Dave, Now I'm worried. I'm not sure how to post a photo, but I'll try to figure it out. I have the seedlings under an LED grow light a few inches above the plants. sorry for the poor quality of the pics, but that's cell phones. Would appreciate any help you could offer. Joel

Seedling growth as a function of time depends hugely on temperature. What temperature are you keeping these at?

Are we talking 14 days after germination, or 14 days after planting? If the latter, and if it was warm, those guys look fine.

they have been at a room temp of around 65 - 70 degrees. This is California. They are at 14 days after seeds were planted.

That's a pretty cool temperature. Things will go slow. Optimal germination temp is about 80F. But if these are really two weeks after planting, they're a blazin'!

I also have tomato seeds. thanks for this thread so i do have the idea now.

Yeah 14 days from seed planting they are fine. I interpreted your "14 days in" comment as 14 days since they germinated, 14 days of growth. You'll have all the usual peat pot issues so try to get them out of those as soon as possible.

Dave

They look good to me, except for those pots. I would recommend potting them up into a plastic container when they are ready.

That's fantastic growth! You should try growing seedlings in a 60 degree basement if you want to see s-l-o-w {LOL}.

I agree with Peter that you should pot them up into plastic containers. Those peat pots are nasty and difficult to keep moisture correct.

Linda

thanks all. Peet pots will soon be history.

The true leaves have emerged a bit more than in the pics above. Is it safe to transfer the seedling at this stage to other pots? Should I plant them deep to just under the emerging true leaves? Sorry for all the questions. I'm a newby with tomatoes from seed.

It's safe to transfer, I transferred mine with just cots and no true leaves and they do just fine. Plant them deeper up to the cots, they will just produce more roots along the buried stem.

You can germinate seeds (including tomato) on a moist paper towel, and pick up the barely germinated seeds and transplant anywhere. Don't need to wait for anything to transplant. That's right. Just put the stem in soil without burying leaves.