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Old 04-12-2005, 10:44 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Rusty Hinge 2
 
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Default Novice questions re growing tomatoes from seed

The message Jgzkf.35362$Eq5.14503@pd7tw1no
from "**bg**" contains these words:

Study shows that there is no area in the Americas that comes close to our
Canadian 'west coast marine' climate.


In fact, the only area on earth with similar climb is that of (much of) the
UK; ergo the enquiry in this newsgroup.


Seems reasonable then.

Newsgroups have been international and open by design since the internet's
inauguration eh.


Quite so, but a UK gardening group is seldom the place to place
questions or 'help' about other areas of the globe. Your situation might
be an exception, so let's re-examine the original question:


Planning to start some plants from seeds early next year. Have had
success in the past, but find they get a bit leggy indoors during early
months.


They will, unless you can give them warmth and extra daylight spectrum
light, probably even during daylight hours.

Wondering if anyone has experience at starting them later, say right
outdoors, in containers, from seed.


Yes, and you can more-or-less forget it unless you hit a lucky Indian
summer. It's best to start them in February (IME) and put them out as
early as possible. It may mean putting them under something like a big
bell-cloche during some nights though.

I'm looking at twinwall polycarbonate or even triwall for making such,
and a greenhouse made from triwall is already taking shape in my head,
tomatoes aforethought.

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