Too late for tomatoes?

[hamster]

I've just acquired a hanging basket. If I got some tumbling tomato seeds or something, would I still have time to put them in now? What varieties would be best in a basket?

[Cassiepod]

I hope not, I just planted some seed last night...

[Annpan]

When I popped into a few garden centres on Sat. they had some nice wee tomato plants for sale, I think that 'tumbling tom' is one of the hanging basket varieties.

But you could plant seeds... my seedlings are only 2 inches tall anyway, and I planted them in early March

[Mal]

I'm about to try again with some tomatoes - at least a month since I planted them and they got to putting out true leaves, not sure what went wrong there.

[ina]

But you could plant seeds... my seedlings are only 2 inches tall anyway, and I planted them in early March

Glad I'm not the only one! Mine desperately need pricking out - I saw this morning that they've positively shot up in the last few days of sunshine...

Oh come on, end of lambing! I want to get into the garden!!!!

[snapdragon]

planning to sow tumbling tom tomorrow when I get more soil/compost mixed up so I hope it's not too late too, see how we go - the others are 2 - 4 ins high - and all sown together, still indoors as yet, I guess they're just doing their own 'thang'

[ina]

Sometimes things catch up quickly when you sow in later in the year, when it's warmer... Might just have to mollycoddle them a bit!

[yugogypsy]

I too am guilty of not sowing my tomato seeds. I really MUST do it tonight.

Lois

[hamster]

Excellent, I'll try and get some plants on Saturday.

[JR]

With tumbling toms I planted 1 packet and got 2 plants, not happy with this brought another packet and got another 5. They are about ready to go in. They were yellow ones.

The other varieties I grew are doing great (Marmande, Tigerella, Fantasio and Gardeners Delight), apart from the Black Cherry ones which I got 3 plants from 1 packet.

It seems the more unusual the tomato the more difficult to germinate. They all sat in a propagator on the window sill until big enough to transplant.

I was thinking of buying the tumbling ones from a garden centre next year I think as I think they were nearly £3 a packet. Perhaps use the propagator for something more productive.

[eccentric_emma]

I too am guilty of not sowing my tomato seeds. I really MUST do it tonight.

i dont feel so guilty about not doing it now! finally planted the rest of mine yesterday so fingers crossed. the first batch failed, the second have poked a couple of heads up so lets hope this third lot appreciate the great sunshine we've got at the moment.

[JR]

Hi Emma, let me know if you need some, I will drop a few off when I come to Folkestone pick up the children!

I have some varieties comming out of my ears at the moment!

[eccentric_emma]

cheers i may well take you up on that!

[jumping bean]

This is my first year of planting anything, so thinking most seeds/plants would fail, I planted all my tombling toms and everyone has taken and is growing well, I don't have a greenhouse so all have been on windowseals and are now in my cold frame, loads of tomatos (I hope), plants everywhere.

[eccentric_emma]

you lucky thing! i was over confident and decided everything would grow so didn't plant all my seeds and now half the stuff has died or not germinated! still though....its all a learning curve.