Apparently my wife thinks covering 2/3 of our coffee table with tomato seedlings is, *checks notes*
“more than we need” and wants to know “how much all those cups cost?”
mrfilthynasty4141
What light are you using for them until they go outside?
TrickyDickyAtItAgain
Am I the only one that puts 4 to a cup and separates them when planting? Tomatoes are pretty hardy and give little trouble when their roots are disturbed.
But at most, I only ever do for myself about how many you have in that first pic; 40-50 (or as few as 30) is about my limit.
I don’t mind doing starts for others, but I’m not growing more than three or four dozen plants for myself unless I’m getting paid (and my asking price would be $7/lb for slicers, probably $10/lb for cherries…..so *that* ain’t happening anytime soon 🤣🤣)
Rough-Brick-7137
I’ve sown, 115 tomatoes before!
Flowerpower8791
Please excuse my naivety. Is there a specific reason why many Redditors are using red solo cups for tomato starts in lieu of just using plastic food containers you likely already own? I’m not purposefully being critical as I know there might be good reason for such steps, but I find using cottage cheese, sour cream, and other discarded food containers a better choice than purchasing plastic cups. Am i missing something here?
FreddieFuturo
What it is.
HandyForestRider
Never too many
SharpPollution4836
Ugh this makes me feel behind schedule! My seedlings are just sprouting now! I’m still waiting on some to come up!
HappyTradBaddie
Magical
Beth_Bee2
Tell your wives that I started 500+ this year. It could be worse. My husband collects motorcycles and expensive guitars – I collect tomato seeds. It’s a bargain!
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Too few. Always too few.
You need at least one more to make it even.
A beautiful sight.
Tomato porn
Apparently my wife thinks covering 2/3 of our coffee table with tomato seedlings is, *checks notes*
“more than we need” and wants to know “how much all those cups cost?”
What light are you using for them until they go outside?
Am I the only one that puts 4 to a cup and separates them when planting? Tomatoes are pretty hardy and give little trouble when their roots are disturbed.
Eminently reasonable!
My usual situation at this time of year:
https://preview.redd.it/0b2z84he7qqe1.jpeg?width=5312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05158f258f588e813cad29dec95f8717c8095ff4
But at most, I only ever do for myself about how many you have in that first pic; 40-50 (or as few as 30) is about my limit.
I don’t mind doing starts for others, but I’m not growing more than three or four dozen plants for myself unless I’m getting paid (and my asking price would be $7/lb for slicers, probably $10/lb for cherries…..so *that* ain’t happening anytime soon 🤣🤣)
I’ve sown, 115 tomatoes before!
Please excuse my naivety. Is there a specific reason why many Redditors are using red solo cups for tomato starts in lieu of just using plastic food containers you likely already own? I’m not purposefully being critical as I know there might be good reason for such steps, but I find using cottage cheese, sour cream, and other discarded food containers a better choice than purchasing plastic cups. Am i missing something here?
What it is.
Never too many
Ugh this makes me feel behind schedule! My seedlings are just sprouting now! I’m still waiting on some to come up!
Magical
Tell your wives that I started 500+ this year. It could be worse. My husband collects motorcycles and expensive guitars – I collect tomato seeds. It’s a bargain!