Comments on: My Tomato Plants: 6 days old http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/my-tomato-plants-6-days-old/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/my-tomato-plants-6-days-old/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=981#comment-964 Deanna, Okay, Mrs. Green Thumb :) Share your secrets! My poor little tomatoes aren't looking well at all. The potting soil I planted them in keeps getting as hard as a rock! I don't get very good light inside, so I keep them outside during the day, and water them when they get dry. Can you tell what I'm doing wrong? Do you just have yours in a window or a grow light?? Do you fertilize them? What's your secret? Deanna,

Okay, Mrs. Green Thumb :) Share your secrets! My poor little tomatoes aren’t looking well at all. The potting soil I planted them in keeps getting as hard as a rock! I don’t get very good light inside, so I keep them outside during the day, and water them when they get dry. Can you tell what I’m doing wrong? Do you just have yours in a window or a grow light?? Do you fertilize them? What’s your secret?

]]> By: Deanna http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/my-tomato-plants-6-days-old/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Deanna Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:33:18 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=981#comment-961 Mine too started really leggy and now look fantastic! They are the strongest plants in my group. I have had really good luck with starting toms. inside... others well not so much. Patience will tell you what you need to know. Oh also, pinch off about 1/3 of the plant when they get a little bigger. Helps them to bush out Want to be jealous... Mine are about 6 weeks old and ready for outside (we are in Tennessee) They look as good as the ones at the co-op for 2.99! Mine too started really leggy and now look fantastic! They are the strongest plants in my group. I have had really good luck with starting toms. inside… others well not so much. Patience will tell you what you need to know. Oh also, pinch off about 1/3 of the plant when they get a little bigger. Helps them to bush out

Want to be jealous… Mine are about 6 weeks old and ready for outside (we are in Tennessee) They look as good as the ones at the co-op for 2.99!

]]> By: Rebecca C http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/04/my-tomato-plants-6-days-old/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Rebecca C Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:10:13 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=981#comment-699 If they are too leggy, they probably won't recover. (its very sad, trust me I lost some lettuce plants that popped up overnight and weren't noticed for a while) I grew my tomato plants from seed and they started out looking a little leggy, but turned out fine after a bit of time. I have them in my kitchen in front of the glass doors. They didn't get 6 hours of sunlight a day, and they turned out fine. I have been brushing the tops of them with my hands to encourage root growth though. You can also put a fan on them to help make the stem more stocky. If they are too leggy, they probably won’t recover. (its very sad, trust me I lost some lettuce plants that popped up overnight and weren’t noticed for a while) I grew my tomato plants from seed and they started out looking a little leggy, but turned out fine after a bit of time. I have them in my kitchen in front of the glass doors. They didn’t get 6 hours of sunlight a day, and they turned out fine. I have been brushing the tops of them with my hands to encourage root growth though. You can also put a fan on them to help make the stem more stocky.

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