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how long do tomato seeds take to germinate A week, 2 weeks maximum. Yes, that's about the average given the right sowing conditions. Some will germinate in a couple of days. Older seeds can take up to a month. I sowed 3 tomato types indoors and just

Does it hurt to cover baby leaves when planting tomatoes You should only plant up to seed leaves when potting on tomatoes, or most plants, for that matter. However, tomatoes can put out extra roots from the stem, so other folk may well tell you

I have tomatoes in my greenhouse which have looked strong and heathy up to a few days ago now they do not look very good, leaves curling in on themselves and stems seem thinner. What's gone wrong? Probably feeling the cold, like us - they'll be fine

Hi, I'm features co-ordinator on Gardeners' World Magazine and I’m writing a feature about the best ways to beat tomato blight and the best tasting tomatoes. I’d like your input. Growing very early-ripening tomatoes, like ‘Red Alert’, can often mean

.gardenersworld.com/forum/fruit-andamp-veg/tomato-leaf-problems---help/4527.html If not italiophile will be along at some time -he is the tomato guru Are these actual yellow spots, or a more general yellowing between the leaf veins? They are seperate fairly round

Hi,  I have been growing tomatoes (various cultivars), chilli's and peppers indoors for a few months now in my heated propagator. Once some grew some true leaves I transplanted into 7cm individual pots in fresh multi purpose compost and left in a

Ask me to recommend just one vegetable crop to grow for great returns and it would have to be tomatoes. Which other crop can match it for variety? Whole catalogues are available, listing literally hundreds of different varieties of tomato seed

This has been the best year for tomatoes in recent memory. I crammed 14 tomato plants into my greenhouse border, ignoring the advice of several knowledgeable friends to plant a maximum of eight!We've been feasting on tomatoes for weeks, regularly

I grew six tomato vines in my porch up here at 1000 ft in the North Pennines, provided me with a constant supply for myself from late August. I took them down before going away on holiday and made 4 pounds of green tomato jam with the unripe fruit

then the air was positively dripping. So, I'm amazed at just how little blight I've seen on tomatoes or potatoes.There was some blight on a few of the potato varieties I've been growing this year, but even then the brown patches on the leaves remained as tight