started cherry tomatoes. anyone got any pointers?

defonest

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i just threw a bunch of old cherry tomatoes in a pot of dirt as test and they started sprouting within the last to days. first one. now there are over ten sprouts popped up. i never grew em before so any pointers like soil type and plant food ect. would help a ton! aside from that this thread will just be a display of my grow...
 

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lokie

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Eat them when they get ripe. It takes loads of them to do fried green tomatoes.

It would take too many to make ketchup.
 

VARick

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A tsp of epson salts per gallon of water will help. they are heavy feeders and needs lots of water.
 

Psychonaughtical

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When they get a little taller throw some soil around them. I'd weed out the smallest ones as you don't want too many in one pot. Or just plant them in other pots.

Cool that you just threw in a tomato and they grew.
 

pellet

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aye get them in sep pots. i have some that have been going indoors about 4wks and have a little cluster already and about 3-4ft plants. dont be afraid to transplant them,i had np loosing the soil and pulling the chunks up and replanting. other then that they like water,feed,and large pots if you dnt plan on outdoors
 

defonest

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thanks guys i actually got some schults 10-15-10 lying around since i found out it's not good for flowering season. would that be a good food? also i'm planning on waiting for the first sets of true leaves show then transplant them into seperate peat pots before throwing them in the ground. if theres anything else you guys think i should know then please share! other than that i'll keep em posted!
 

Psychonaughtical

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Don't worry about waiting for sets of leaves, transplant them asap. This will weed out weaker ones and let them just continue to grow. Less of a science with tomatoes than weed :P

The shultz will be gouda. Don't give them any yet, wait another few weeks.
 

defonest

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Psychonaughtical:7435457 said:
Don't worry about waiting for sets of leaves, transplant them asap. This will weed out weaker ones and let them just continue to grow. Less of a science with tomatoes than weed :P

The shultz will be gouda. Don't give them any yet, wait another few weeks.
Alright nice to know! hold of on the feeding then. Was jus about to mix up a light amount of food for em. Okae ima run over to the home center n grab some pots and soil later today wen i get off work...
 

robert 14617

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they like to stay just a bit more moist than MJ , and like to have lots of room for roots , i have my tomatoes in storage bins about 20gal and they love it, they do need to be started so that they can be taken outside once the chance of frost has past looks like your off to a good start:leaf:
 

Uncle Ben

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I'm a variety freak, no matter what I'm growing. Recommend Sweet 100, Sweet Million, or Juliet (grape). They're very productive, very sweet, crack resistant. Down side is they get smaller as the season progresses.

FYI, can't PM me here. RIU took my privileges away.

Tio Bendejo
 

defonest

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Thanks theres no frost here. Though we're out in the pacific area. Thanks for the complement though! anyways i took a quick shot to show theyre progress... See new leaves coming growing n i still got a couple in the big pot still growing so if they get too big ill put em straight in the dirt to see if they would do good in our soul without a headstart.
 

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defonest

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yo rollitup! i got some pics if the tomatoes down below. they look great! whats the purple stem mean? its on quite a few of em...it's been raining heavy for three nights so i got a schedule of bringing em under shelter n moving em out early morn. need to let the soil dry cuz i think thats whats causing it. it's been super over watered so hopefully this will help em out n let the soil dry out more...

could it be from the over watering or should i start feeding em? i know they're heavy feeders but is it too early? i'm thinking about mixing some ferts in the water when i wake...

i even got one i put in my vegging box to see how well it does compared to the outdoor sprouts...

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robert 14617

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just give them some more time transplanting and separating will be hard on them , they just need a little more time to recover
 

defonest

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one more week don't let the soil get soggy just moist like mj just don't let it dry out
aight got it! it's been raining a ton the last two days so i got em right by a wall and under the roof a lil but still get nice sunlight just want to keep em from getting drenched so much...
 

Uncle Ben

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aight got it! it's been raining a ton the last two days so i got em right by a wall and under the roof a lil but still get nice sunlight just want to keep em from getting drenched so much...
It's not the moisture that's the problem, it's the lack of air at the root zone, and those are mighty big pots for such small plants. Means they do not have the foliage (nor roots) to wick off excess soil moisture.

When you transplant, bury as deep as possible. I pinch off the lower leafsets just to get them deeper and that includes tall nursery bought flats.

Sure you just don't want to get some transplants from your local nursery and be done with it? Here in Texas I'm well on my way to having red fruit. Been harvesting greenhouse tomatoes for months.
 

defonest

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It's not the moisture that's the problem, it's the lack of air at the root zone, and those are mighty big pots for such small plants. Means they do not have the foliage (nor roots) to wick off excess soil moisture.

When you transplant, bury as deep as possible. I pinch off the lower leafsets just to get them deeper and that includes tall nursery bought flats.

Sure you just don't want to get some transplants from your local nursery and be done with it? Here in Texas I'm well on my way to having red fruit. Been harvesting greenhouse tomatoes for months.
well when i transplanted i left space from the top of the pot. i filled it in just today and the soil is up to the first leaf set. thats the way i planned it cuz i know the seedling will just be stretching and i'd like to bury the stretched stem. they look a lot better now and there are more true leaves forming. and the pots are just 4" pots the smallest i found at the nearest garden supply so they will have to do. i think they are liking it though and i'll grab pics in the morning! thanks for the help!:peace:
 

defonest

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forgot! the sprout i put in my vegging box is not looking as full as the outdoor plants but i got a pic of it...

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