Hello, it's Deb here. I live here in Kansas in the central United States. Our first date is May 15th. I'm getting a late start on my seedlings this year because my daughter got a cat and I cannot put any of my ceilings throughout any windows in the house. I have one window in my bedroom it only gets Evening Sun. So I purchased a grow light from Amazon that looks similar to your one that has the arms on it. They have the red and blue lights that can be adjusted for brightness as well as turning off one color or the other , or and you can turn on one or more of the arms. I still have yet to pick out a couple of my smaller tomatoes , as well as the different varieties of cherry tomatoes. the only pack I have to start with this year is the beefsteak Type of tomato which are my favorites. I love the acidity in them. Good luck on your garden take care and God bless Deb
It does sound like we have the same grow light. They really do help to grow healthy seedlings on practically any window sill. Best of luck with your beefsteak tomatoes this year Deb. Thanks for dropping by :)
As jealous as I am that you've already got seedlings up and growing, it is nice for me to be able to see different youtubers starting their seeds and get ideas before I'm ready to start mine. I'm in Northern Illinois, USA and I don't usually start my tomato seeds until mid-March.
Hi Tanya, I would of used 6" deep pots and planted them all up to the seed leaves. The stem in the soil would then also sprout roots and give you a stronger plant.
I'm a little limited for space but yes, they would do really well in 6-inchers without having to be repotted. I'll probably have to repot mine on in a few weeks but by that time I'll just have 5-10 plants :)
Just started my seeds...planted 3 tomatoes each in a single pot with the plan to thin them. Thanks for this, I may decide to plant out the extras to give away...hopefully my tomatoes germinate as well as yours!
i'm totally with you on saving every little seedling, I'm way too soft too and consequently have over stocked all the time! I've had ours growing under a lamp and inside for a couple weeks, but just put them out into the greenhouse this weekend in a propagator, and am heating it over night with a flowerpot candle setup, so far so good!
@@anafindlay1696 a quick google for flowerpot candle pops a instructables on how to do it - lots of 'its a hoax' posts too, but i thought i have lots of candles and some pots so may as well try it - if it creates a radiant heater for even a little bit its better than nothing :) i've certainly not been scientific about it - heck my min max thermometer doesnt even work :)
@@Extragonk Hi Paul thanks for the quick response, I'm not scientific either LOL. my attic it's not the best place for seedlings but my cats are too curious, thanks again🌼
@@anafindlay1696 I wouldn't try it in the house, I totally get the cat problem, I over wintered a chilli plant and one of our cats denuded it overnight and it's taken 2 months to recover!
Hi Tanya, I’ve quite a few tomato plants in my unheated greenhouse, but each plant is covered by a 2 L lemonade bottle which creates a mini greenhouse inside the greenhouse. They seem to do ok. Also I have made a 100 hour candle in a bigger jar which i learned from Tony from UK here we grow. It brings up the temperature to around 10 degrees. I have no growing lights but I learned from HGV, Home grown Veg to put a pop bottle over the plant with white paper over the back half which reflects the light. It does help to let them grow up straight. Eveline in D&G
All interesting tips - I’ll probably have a heat source going when I plant the tomatoes and aubergines out next month. Another tip is to fill a rubbish bin with water and keep it in the greenhouse. During the day it absorbs warmth which it releases slowly overnight.
Lovely Greens hi Tanya, when I have the 2nd 4 x 6 glass greenhouse up I will have space for a bin, but not at the moment. How big do you think the bin needs to be?
Ordered my seeds Sunday from MI Gardner and Little Shop of Seeds. Going to be starting my herbs and greens that can take the cold this coming weekend. Then in a couple weeks start my Tomatoes, peppers...
Hey Lovely Greens!! another great and informative video, keep up the good work!! you're one of a few channels that have inspired me to try my own! happy growing!!
Enjoyed the video! I did the exact same thing today but with hot peppers (put two seeds in each cell and most came up!). I'll be planting my tomatoes either this weekend or next.
Oh, how lovely they are to look at.. I have another 2 weeks before sowing my tomatos, so I am a little jealous right now :D Great video as always, Tanya!
You remind me of Britt Marling 😍 great video and cute kitty too:) love the grow light setup. My tomatoes that I started indoor are starting to go outside in winter sowing plastic jugs that I’m trying for first time. The first plant out has survived so far! It’s just getting too messy inside and it’s fun making little greenhouses for outside and to make use of those plastic jugs.
Tomatoes are one of the first things I plant too, but for completely opposite reasons! I'm on the central east coast of Australia and it's still too hot to plant most things, but tomatoes are ok. We can only grow larger tomatoes from autumn to winter, because in spring and summer they get destroyed by fruit fly. I can't wait for April when it will be cool enough to plant everything else out!
The tomatoes look great! The thing I love about tomatoes is you can bury practically the whole plant and they'll come back healthier than ever. It's one of those vegetables that's not a problem if it gets a bit leggy.
Won't be starting my tomato seeds until middle or maybe latter part of March, we have snow and ice which is not leaving anytime soon. I do however have onions, peppers, peas, marigolds and alyssums doing fantastic under lights and heat mats in the house. It is so hard to wait in starting my tomato seeds....come on spring get going!! Great video's Tanya. :-)
Hi Tanya, thanks for another great video. The seedling in the centre of the pot that you didn't prick out, did you leave that in the same 50/50 compost and perlite mix, or did you add any more multi-purpose compost at all? Ed
In an unheated greenhouse you'll need a source of warmth for tender seedlings like peppers and tomatoes. At least this time of the year. A heat mat with a propagator lid will help keep them warm. Without added warmth in places like Britain, the seedlings are likely to perish. I plant my tomato plants out in to my completely unheated greenhouse in mid-April.
G'day from Oz. Just came across your videos. Like your presentation. Curious to know if you are American or Canadian. I ask, because of the way you pronounce tomato. It's not the way a typical American pronounces it. Just curious. Keep up the good videos.
Hello, it's Deb here. I live here in Kansas in the central United States. Our first date is May 15th. I'm getting a late start on my seedlings this year because my daughter got a cat and I cannot put any of my ceilings throughout any windows in the house. I have one window in my bedroom it only gets Evening Sun. So I purchased a grow light from Amazon that looks similar to your one that has the arms on it. They have the red and blue lights that can be adjusted for brightness as well as turning off one color or the other , or and you can turn on one or more of the arms. I still have yet to pick out a couple of my smaller tomatoes , as well as the different varieties of cherry tomatoes. the only pack I have to start with this year is the beefsteak Type of tomato which are my favorites. I love the acidity in them. Good luck on your garden take care and God bless Deb
It does sound like we have the same grow light. They really do help to grow healthy seedlings on practically any window sill. Best of luck with your beefsteak tomatoes this year Deb. Thanks for dropping by :)
As jealous as I am that you've already got seedlings up and growing, it is nice for me to be able to see different youtubers starting their seeds and get ideas before I'm ready to start mine. I'm in Northern Illinois, USA and I don't usually start my tomato seeds until mid-March.
Almost time to sow your seeds then :)
Hi Tanya, I would of used 6" deep pots and planted them all up to the seed leaves. The stem in the soil would then also sprout roots and give you a stronger plant.
I'm a little limited for space but yes, they would do really well in 6-inchers without having to be repotted. I'll probably have to repot mine on in a few weeks but by that time I'll just have 5-10 plants :)
Just started my seeds...planted 3 tomatoes each in a single pot with the plan to thin them. Thanks for this, I may decide to plant out the extras to give away...hopefully my tomatoes germinate as well as yours!
Gardening pals will be happy to home your extras :)
I have my tomatoes potted up and still indoors on a south facing window. I am using supplemental lighting too. I started mine on Feb 1st.
Your plants must be quite a bit bigger than mine by now
I had fun planting over 2000 seeds last week 😉👍
That's a lot! You feeding an army? :)
i'm totally with you on saving every little seedling, I'm way too soft too and consequently have over stocked all the time!
I've had ours growing under a lamp and inside for a couple weeks, but just put them out into the greenhouse this weekend in a propagator, and am heating it over night with a flowerpot candle setup, so far so good!
It's sad isn't it? It's better to be ruthless but with the seed swap coming up I know I'll be able to find homes for the extras.
Hi Paul Noble
Can you send a link on how to do the flower pot candle device??
Thank you 🌺🌺
@@anafindlay1696 a quick google for flowerpot candle pops a instructables on how to do it - lots of 'its a hoax' posts too, but i thought i have lots of candles and some pots so may as well try it - if it creates a radiant heater for even a little bit its better than nothing :) i've certainly not been scientific about it - heck my min max thermometer doesnt even work :)
@@Extragonk
Hi Paul thanks for the quick response, I'm not scientific either LOL.
my attic it's not the best place for seedlings but my cats are too curious, thanks again🌼
@@anafindlay1696 I wouldn't try it in the house, I totally get the cat problem, I over wintered a chilli plant and one of our cats denuded it overnight and it's taken 2 months to recover!
Hi Tanya, I’ve quite a few tomato plants in my unheated greenhouse, but each plant is covered by a 2 L lemonade bottle which creates a mini greenhouse inside the greenhouse. They seem to do ok. Also I have made a 100 hour candle in a bigger jar which i learned from Tony from UK here we grow. It brings up the temperature to around 10 degrees. I have no growing lights but I learned from HGV, Home grown Veg to put a pop bottle over the plant with white paper over the back half which reflects the light. It does help to let them grow up straight. Eveline in D&G
All interesting tips - I’ll probably have a heat source going when I plant the tomatoes and aubergines out next month. Another tip is to fill a rubbish bin with water and keep it in the greenhouse. During the day it absorbs warmth which it releases slowly overnight.
Lovely Greens hi Tanya, when I have the 2nd 4 x 6 glass greenhouse up I will have space for a bin, but not at the moment. How big do you think the bin needs to be?
Hi Tanya, I just bought the last 2 grow lights via your link. I have been using compostable pots but they all get mouldy. Is that a problem? Eveline
Ordered my seeds Sunday from MI Gardner and Little Shop of Seeds.
Going to be starting my herbs and greens that can take the cold this coming weekend.
Then in a couple weeks start my Tomatoes, peppers...
Hey Lovely Greens!! another great and informative video, keep up the good work!! you're one of a few channels that have inspired me to try my own! happy growing!!
That’s kind of you to say, thanks and I’m pleased to have inspired you to get growing :)
Hi thank you for a great video and links to the lights - I have bought one and after a few days my tomato and pepper seedlings look much healthier 😊
Do you have a clip on one? Aren’t they great? :)
Enjoyed the video! I did the exact same thing today but with hot peppers (put two seeds in each cell and most came up!). I'll be planting my tomatoes either this weekend or next.
Oh, how lovely they are to look at.. I have another 2 weeks before sowing my tomatos, so I am a little jealous right now :D Great video as always, Tanya!
Yours will catch up soon enough :)
You remind me of Britt Marling 😍 great video and cute kitty too:) love the grow light setup.
My tomatoes that I started indoor are starting to go outside in winter sowing plastic jugs that I’m trying for first time. The first plant out has survived so far! It’s just getting too messy inside and it’s fun making little greenhouses for outside and to make use of those plastic jugs.
Tomatoes are one of the first things I plant too, but for completely opposite reasons! I'm on the central east coast of Australia and it's still too hot to plant most things, but tomatoes are ok. We can only grow larger tomatoes from autumn to winter, because in spring and summer they get destroyed by fruit fly. I can't wait for April when it will be cool enough to plant everything else out!
We all have our climatic challenges!
The tomatoes look great! The thing I love about tomatoes is you can bury practically the whole plant and they'll come back healthier than ever. It's one of those vegetables that's not a problem if it gets a bit leggy.
Won't be starting my tomato seeds until middle or maybe latter part of March, we have snow and ice which is not leaving anytime soon. I do however have onions, peppers, peas, marigolds and alyssums doing fantastic under lights and heat mats in the house. It is so hard to wait in starting my tomato seeds....come on spring get going!! Great video's Tanya. :-)
Thanks Jean! You have quite the seedling project on the go already it seems. And I'll bet your toms are going to be planted outside?
Eventually Tanya, eventually! It snowed again today! :-)
I love the fun colorful growlights.🌵💕🌵💕
I have used a pencil for years. It's my favorite seedling tool.
Great video. I must say... my fave here is the kitty's feeding station. Brilliant 😀 I just transplanted my tomato seedlings to bigger pots....videoed
Haha :) It helps contain the kibble mess. Can’t believe how many times Cheebies went for a snack while I was filming though. Hungry little beast :)
I use to have GreyCat help me by supervising the transplanting deal too.
Im going to start my tomatos mid march this year i was way too early last time
I love watching these vids. I use a chop stick.
brilliant
How do you avoid mold from forming on the pot
Hi Tanya, thanks for another great video.
The seedling in the centre of the pot that you didn't prick out, did you leave that in the same 50/50 compost and perlite mix, or did you add any more multi-purpose compost at all?
Ed
I added pure multipurpose on top, burying the stem a bit
That's brilliant, thank you.
Ed
Its great to hear an American saying Tomato correctly, not tom-ay-to.
the price on the lights aren't bad too
Definitely!
Hi Tanya, thank you for a lovely video. Are the peat pots actually made from peat?
Peat pots are made with paper pulp mixed with either peat moss or coco coir.
When can I put my plant in the unheated green house. Like pepper tomato beans guard plant. I did in the hours it al in my wind seal now at the moment
i put mine out this weekend just gone, ne england, i did put them inside another propagator though to give them double protection
In an unheated greenhouse you'll need a source of warmth for tender seedlings like peppers and tomatoes. At least this time of the year. A heat mat with a propagator lid will help keep them warm. Without added warmth in places like Britain, the seedlings are likely to perish. I plant my tomato plants out in to my completely unheated greenhouse in mid-April.
A butter knife would work for pricking them out too. Not having highly specialized equipment for every task is part of the "Reduce" in the five R's.
Fortunately I can use my pencil for writing too ;)
G'day from Oz. Just came across your videos. Like your presentation. Curious to know if you are American or Canadian. I ask, because of the way you pronounce tomato. It's not the way a typical American pronounces it. Just curious. Keep up the good videos.