I planted tomato seeds last week and they have not come up is that normal any pointers?

Answer 1

It's about too late in the season for seeds. Go to the local nursery and buy a couple of tomato plants. Plant in full sun. When you water do it at the base of the plant. Try to avoid spraying all the leaves. Plant it up to the first or second set of leaves. Don't fertilize til you see little yellow flowers.

Answer 2

It may take a 1.5-2 weeks for them to come up. It's too late in the season to be planting tomato seeds unless you are going to raise them in a greenhouse or indoors. I'd recommend buying some fairly large tomato plants or otherwise your tomato plants may not produce by fall. I disagree about not fertilzing till you see the flowers start coming on. I normally fertilize mine about once a week the entire time they are growing. I normally get 3-4 times the amount of tomatos my neighbors get off of a plant. Tomatos like plenty of water, plenty of sun, and plenty of nitrogen. You know they are doing well if they have a nice dark green color to them.

Answer 3

Well its rather late to plant tomatos by seed, But I always use a small plastic dish with holes punched in the bottom for dranage, and sand for starting seeds... get the sand damp, then place it in a baggie, it works like a baby greenhouse,, After you see the second set of leaves on the steam, remove the baggie. You wont need it anymore

Answer 4

yes it takes a little longer for some seeds to come up. They should be coming up in the next few days. However, you have planted them way too late! You should have planted at least a month ago- unless you live somewhere that is hot all year round

Answer 5

one week of no actiity is normal in tomatoes, but not much longer - depends on temperature. if it s your first time make sure you dont mistake the weeds for the tomatoes - as a rule, (unless you have sterilzed soil from shop) weeds always come fist - a practical lesson of evolutional biology. tomatoes have the first leaves - the cotyledons fairly elongated and hairy and you will see the empty seeds hanging from some of the plantlets

Answer 6

Did you plant them in seed starting mix, or did you use garden soil? Garden soil is full of pathogeons which can cause various problems with new plants. I would guess your problem is damping off disease, caused by a fungus. Re start your seeds in seed starter and keep the air in the area moving with a small fan.

Answer 7

yes that is very normal just keep watering the plants and make sure there are no insects around the plant. also when the plant gets big tie it to a stick it will keep the plant from breaking. don't bother with any growth medicine it will harm the plant.

Answer 8

I think it takes more than a week. I always buy seedlings and plant those. I've had much more success that way.

Answer 9

depends have they been watered what soil type give them time to where u get the seeds from lots to think of