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Durgan · 01-31-2008, 01:35 PM

Tomatoes 2008 Seeds started.

31 January 2008 Planting Tomato Seeds 31 January 2008 Starting tomato seeds. Pictures of method.

Two plants of each of the following varities were chosen: Cherokee purple, Mortgage lifter, Better boy, Burpee big boy, Black krim, Black prince, Pilgrim, Japanese momomato, Better boy, Pink girl, Green zebra, Japanese black treffle, Marglobe supreme, and one plant of Sweet million.
Three seeds were placed in each pot, and the stronger will be chosen when they germinate. The other two will be cut off at soil level. A total of 27 plants.

smgardener · 02-04-2008, 10:28 PM

Hey Durgan, can you explain a bit about your technique? What's going on in the plastic bags?

Durgan · 02-05-2008, 12:24 PM

31 January 2008 Planting Tomato Seeds
The little plastic bags keep the humidity level high, and the pots need no watering. The other choice is to keep a high humidity level in a growing room, which is difficult in a living area.

Probably humidity does more to encourage germination than soil moisture, and since the seeds are close to the soil surface, the seeds tend to dry out rather quickly if not in a high humidity environment. The top of the clear plastic covers are opened when the seedlings are about one or two inches high.

I use this procedure for all my seed starting and it appears to promote germination without further care until sprouted.

All the tomato seeds have now sprouted, except for mortgage lifter-first time grown. Some plants are an inch high. This is four days from planting to germination. This is evidence that the little miniture plastic bag greenhouses really work. Seeds planted on 31 Jan and all up on 4 Feb.

mor · 02-18-2008, 05:40 AM

thanks for your info

Durgan · 02-27-2008, 07:22 AM

27 February 2008 Tomato Seedlings Thriving 27 February 2008 Pictures indicating growth of tomato seedlings.

Durgan · 03-20-2008, 01:44 PM

11 March 2008 Transplanting Tomato Plant. 11 March 2008 Transplanting Tomato Plant.

The tomato plant is placed into a larger pot about one gallon size. This pot will be placed in the greenhouse, until ready to place in the garden about the 24 of May. A coffee filter is placed in the bottom of the pot to preven earth from spilling out the drain holes, and a plastic bag is place around the outside of the pot to prevent water seepage, whilest kept inside the house.The first leaves are cut off, and the plant is placed in a paper bag to keep the roots contained so the roots are not disturbed, and the tomato plants is covered with earth to slightly above the first leaves. Roots will form from the buried stem.

16 March 2008 Tomatoes in Greenhouse 16 March 2008 Moved to Greenhouse. It warmed up a bit.

20 March 2008 All Tomatoes in Greenhouse 20 March 2008 All Tomato plants now in greenhouse.

Durgan · 03-28-2008, 09:41 AM

28 March 2008 Tomato Growth 56 Days. 28 March 2008 Tomato Growth in Greenhouse after 56 Days.

01-31-2008, 01:35 PM	#1
Durgan Green Thumb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 77	Tomatoes 2008 Tomatoes 2008 Seeds started. 31 January 2008 Planting Tomato Seeds 31 January 2008 Starting tomato seeds. Pictures of method. Two plants of each of the following varities were chosen: Cherokee purple, Mortgage lifter, Better boy, Burpee big boy, Black krim, Black prince, Pilgrim, Japanese momomato, Better boy, Pink girl, Green zebra, Japanese black treffle, Marglobe supreme, and one plant of Sweet million. Three seeds were placed in each pot, and the stronger will be chosen when they germinate. The other two will be cut off at soil level. A total of 27 plants.

02-05-2008, 12:24 PM	#3
Durgan Green Thumb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 77	31 January 2008 Planting Tomato Seeds The little plastic bags keep the humidity level high, and the pots need no watering. The other choice is to keep a high humidity level in a growing room, which is difficult in a living area. Probably humidity does more to encourage germination than soil moisture, and since the seeds are close to the soil surface, the seeds tend to dry out rather quickly if not in a high humidity environment. The top of the clear plastic covers are opened when the seedlings are about one or two inches high. I use this procedure for all my seed starting and it appears to promote germination without further care until sprouted. All the tomato seeds have now sprouted, except for mortgage lifter-first time grown. Some plants are an inch high. This is four days from planting to germination. This is evidence that the little miniture plastic bag greenhouses really work. Seeds planted on 31 Jan and all up on 4 Feb. Last edited by Durgan; 02-05-2008 at 03:26 PM.

02-18-2008, 05:40 AM	#4
mor Green Gardener Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 23	thanks for your info __________________ A guide to gardening bonsai and tomato http://www.gardening-tips-idea.com

02-27-2008, 07:22 AM	#5
Durgan Green Thumb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 77	27 February 2008 Tomato Seedlings Thriving 27 February 2008 Pictures indicating growth of tomato seedlings. __________________ Durgan Zone 5B http://eesoos.notlong.com

03-20-2008, 01:44 PM	#6
Durgan Green Thumb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 77	11 March 2008 Transplanting Tomato Plant. 11 March 2008 Transplanting Tomato Plant. The tomato plant is placed into a larger pot about one gallon size. This pot will be placed in the greenhouse, until ready to place in the garden about the 24 of May. A coffee filter is placed in the bottom of the pot to preven earth from spilling out the drain holes, and a plastic bag is place around the outside of the pot to prevent water seepage, whilest kept inside the house.The first leaves are cut off, and the plant is placed in a paper bag to keep the roots contained so the roots are not disturbed, and the tomato plants is covered with earth to slightly above the first leaves. Roots will form from the buried stem. 16 March 2008 Tomatoes in Greenhouse 16 March 2008 Moved to Greenhouse. It warmed up a bit. 20 March 2008 All Tomatoes in Greenhouse 20 March 2008 All Tomato plants now in greenhouse. __________________ Durgan Zone 5B http://eesoos.notlong.com

02-04-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
smgardener Grounds Keeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 131 Blog Entries: 9 Images: 10	Hey Durgan, can you explain a bit about your technique? What's going on in the plastic bags?

03-28-2008, 09:41 AM	#7
Durgan Green Thumb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 77	28 March 2008 Tomato Growth 56 Days. 28 March 2008 Tomato Growth in Greenhouse after 56 Days. __________________ Durgan Zone 5B http://eesoos.notlong.com

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