…these are my tomatoes that were sown 38 days ago. Like seriously. Some of these varieties are supposed to fruit in 80 days. Something tells me that isn’t going to happen 🤦🏼♀️
I think they’re too hot. They can’t be too wet (in free draining coco) and I haven’t let them dry out. And it certainly isn’t too cold. So I’m thinking maybe I need to germinate them inside in the air conditioning. Has anyone done anything like this WITHOUT lights?
Stupidly I have lights but I have nowhere to set them up. I could put the seeds on top of my wardrobe but I’m not having lights blaring into my bed.
by Kalusyfloozy
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Are they outside now? Do you have a humidity dome on? What are the temps like where you’re growing?
Could always try some diluted fertiliser on the ones that have germinated.
What soil mix did you use?
I suspect that the biggest problem is the media you are using. You call it “free draining coco”, when makes me suspect that it’s entirely or mostly coco coir. While coco coir products have generally improved over the years, they have a deservedly bad reputation for stunting seedlings like this due to containing too much salt from processing. I suggest trying a different seed starting medium.