Starting plants from seed:
Starting seeds is always a fragile part of growing anything. Learning how to grow tomatoes is no different. Start with an ordinary nursery tray full of your soil mix. Tomato seeds should be planted about 1/4'' deep, and 8 seeds/inch. You probably will want to cover them for the first couple of days to keep them from drying out.
Starting seeds is always a fragile part of growing anything. Learning how to grow tomatoes is no different. Start with an ordinary nursery tray full of your soil mix. Tomato seeds should be planted about 1/4'' deep, and 8 seeds/inch. You probably will want to cover them for the first couple of days to keep them from drying out.
Tomato seeds germinate the best at 80 degrees. Most of the seedlings should be up in 5 to 12 days. You should remove any cover you may have on them as soon as they begin to up. The fresh sprouts should be kept 4-6'' under fluorescent lighting. The light should be kept on 18 to 24 hours a day. When the seedlings are 1 1/2 inches tall they should be carefully transplanted into individual 6'' containers.
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