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Old 01-06-2008, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Freedom_Spark View Post
Hi again, the plants I started from seed a few months back are doing well, no tomatoes as yet tho, I also have four plants I bought quite young, the flowers are out on three of those & the tomatoes are starting to grow on the fourth. However, I started some gardeners delight seeds as an insurance policy (it's my first time growing tomatoes)I thought that only two or three would germinate, like my last attempt, however the whole tray sprouted & I now have about 16 extra plants, is there any possibility they will grow to the stage required to produce tomatoes this summer? What is the usual time frame from seedling to harvesting?

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Yes - you will certainly get fruit this year. Get them into growbags or the ground as soon as possible, feed weekly, and you will be inundated with tomatoes. With 20 plants you will probably be begging people to take them.