Should I resow my tomatoes?

PeteW

Hiya,

I was out of the country for a couple days and left the wife with instructions to water my seeds and seedlings -including the ones in the boiler cupboard.

Unfortunately I forgot to mention she should take the plants out of the cupboard if they start sprouting through - so now I have come home to some very tall, very spindly tomato seedlings. They're all around 2 to 3 inches tall with the tiniest leaves at the top.

I think I have plenty of spare seeds, so should I resow these? Not sure if I'm better off with spindly seedlings or ones that are a few weeks behind schedule?

Thanks

Pete

tbw

You could try pricking these out into little pots and burying the long stems as deep as possible (preferably almost up to the leaves). I've had this happen in the past and have managed to rescue them - they will root from the stems.

scotsaver

I have the opposite problem, my Tomatoes that were sown 3 weeks ago haven't poked through at all yet so I have sown some more to be on the safe side, I could end up with loads at this rate as I have sown 3 different varities but have plenty of people I can swap with if they do all come to life - I have them in an unheated greenhouse which is what I've always done but the weather has been cooler this year.

Anyway, I think the advice given about potting them on and "burying" the long shoot is probably what I would be inclined to do and I'm sure they will be fine.

balloo_2

PeteW Take tbw's Advice ASAP otherwise you know the old saying "you snooze you loose" as they are tall the next thing they will do is flop over and die unless you bury them up to the leaves. Another thing is be very careful how you handle the seedlings if you squeeze the stems that can kill the plant. Good Luck :beer: