Tomato seed germ ?

[goten]

Can you germinate a tomato seed the same way you would a marijuana seed .

will it sprout if i put them on a wet paper towel in a zip lock bag ?

Or do i just need to plant the seeds directly into the soil ?

 

[tafbang]

No offense but this sounds like a simple question for Google. And when it comes down to it, just put it in the soil and water it, it's how nature works so...

 

[Gastanker]

You can germ in a paper towel - it works well. I'de suggest putting it into a jiffy bag or one of those cheap biodegradable pots and just put it in the soil over a heating pad and in a humidity dome. Transplanting tomato sprouts is more difficult than pot seeds - they are cheaper though too so if you don't mind breaking a few the paper towel method is fine.

 

[mcpurple]

just plant into moistdirt

 

[goten]

No offense but this sounds like a simple question for Google. And when it comes down to it, just put it in the soil and water it, it's how nature works so...

NO offense taken ,

Google might tell me how to plant them , but ( maybe ) not give me the info on comparison of germinating marijuana and tomato seeds

and besides you can also ask google how to grow weed or how to clone ect , but people come here to ask and learn

so whats the difference in me asking my question here ?

but besides all that , thanks for your info guys

i got some peat pellets that i will try them out in

 

[tafbang]

I googled how to germinate tomato seeds and got every answer on the 1st page.

 

[goten]

I googled how to germinate tomato seeds and got every answer on the 1st page.

i did not say google would not give me the info i just simple said that i did not know if it would

whats the big deal that i asked on this forum ?

iv bet you asked questions on riu before , and just the same as your telling me , you could google it .

im not trying to argue with you my man .. take care

 

[mcpurple]

if your using the jiffy pellets that have a screen wrapped around it then before you plant in dirt or new homes i would tair the screen off, the pellets allow roots to grow through but not near as much as they would if the screen was theri

 

[Serapis]

It's bio-degradeable and doesn't impede roots, it's as useless as stopping roots as my damn expensive landscape fabric, lol.... No need to remove the 'netting'. your roots will go right through it.

if your using the jiffy pellets that have a screen wrapped around it then before you plant in dirt or new homes i would tair the screen off, the pellets allow roots to grow through but not near as much as they would if the screen was theri

 

[mcpurple]

maybe you should grow a plant with one and one with out, the roots still go through, but not near as much.
peace

 

[Serapis]

Maybe you should....

I'm not here to fight with you dude. I've used the damn things for the last 25 years in my vegetable gardens. Peat doesn't hold together very well when you cut or tear at the skin. Roots grow right through it with ease.... I don't understand your point... Even the manufacturer tells you to leave them on.... but I digress, this is the internet, where we have so many experts in so many things telling us to do things that predicate a lack of better judgment.... Go ahead and remove your nets and then water your pellets.... let us know how that goes...

maybe you should grow a plant with one and one with out, the roots still go through, but not near as much.
peace

 

[nonexistent]

I've never had much luck with Jiffy Pots. I like to sow tomato seeds in soil, they're so small that the paper towel route doesn't seem do-able, I think you'd damage the seedling after it sprouted trying to remove it and transplant it. I've had the best luck with tomatoes using soil and like a 4" plastic pot WHICH YOU'VE WASHED IN A MILD BLEACH SOLUTION to clean up, plus use some decent potting soil or that Miracle-Gro seed starting mix.
Even then, I planted 10 seeds and had 6 come up (which are looking awesome BTW) Burpee "Porterhouse" beefsteaks... can hardly wait to get them in the ground... I had them indoors under some fluorescents borrowed from the garage and have been taking them outside to "harden off" during the daylight hours. So far, so good...

 

[Total Head]

some veggies like tomatoes and peppers aren't good to germ in paper towels imo. i've had some varieties grow right into the paper and get all stuck and i ruined a few trying to pluck them out. i like to plant tomato seeds right into some mild soil like happy frog. i plant about 5 to a pot and scoop them out and plant them in individual pots when they are about 2 inches tall. tomatoes are good like that. the roots aren't like cannabis. a 2 inch plant might only have a half inch root mass. very easy to transplant. i get about an 80% sprout rate this way. good enough for a 3 dollar pack of seeds.

 

[Serapis]

I'll be doing seeds and cuttings of tomatoes this year. I bought some 3-4 week old greenhouse plants from Lowes and they are doing fabulous. I have places to take several cuttings from. I'm also starting my lat summer tomatoes in seed indoors.

I've never had much luck with Jiffy Pots. I like to sow tomato seeds in soil, they're so small that the paper towel route doesn't seem do-able, I think you'd damage the seedling after it sprouted trying to remove it and transplant it. I've had the best luck with tomatoes using soil and like a 4" plastic pot WHICH YOU'VE WASHED IN A MILD BLEACH SOLUTION to clean up, plus use some decent potting soil or that Miracle-Gro seed starting mix.
Even then, I planted 10 seeds and had 6 come up (which are looking awesome BTW) Burpee "Porterhouse" beefsteaks... can hardly wait to get them in the ground... I had them indoors under some fluorescents borrowed from the garage and have been taking them outside to "harden off" during the daylight hours. So far, so good...

 

[mcpurple]

Maybe you should....

I'm not here to fight with you dude. I've used the damn things for the last 25 years in my vegetable gardens. Peat doesn't hold together very well when you cut or tear at the skin. Roots grow right through it with ease.... I don't understand your point... Even the manufacturer tells you to leave them on.... but I digress, this is the internet, where we have so many experts in so many things telling us to do things that predicate a lack of better judgment.... Go ahead and remove your nets and then water your pellets.... let us know how that goes...

i meant to take them off before you plant the jiffy pellet its self in the dirt, used them last year on some veggies and others i didnt the root growth was much different and less on the pellet plants i also was out in my garden tilling and guess what i found all the screens of the pellets i used last year, none of them were breaking down or degrading at all, i dont think they are biodegradable unless it sits ina compost for a few years, i agree the roots grow fine in peat but not through the screen they have, and most the time manufactures feed you bull shit.

im not trying to argue either just letting people know what i have noticed about them.
peace

 

[goten]

thanks for the info everyone ,

the only thing i ever tried growing has been weed

but my faience wants me to grow some tomatoes and shes all like ( if you can grow your weed plants then you can grow some tomatoes ) ( for her

i told her that i did not know if i could or not , that iv never grown a tomato plant before , but now im trying

and i will start growing other veggies once i get a feel for things

 

[mcpurple]

it is really a simple plant to grow, along with alot of other veggies

 

[goten]

it is really a simple plant to grow, along with alot of other veggies

thats good to know ( that their simple )

she wants me to do the whole garden thing for her , ( i felt a little intimidated lol )

i didn't know if it would be more or less complex then growing weed

i guess she will be happy then lol

 

[kingofqueen]

For real, "Gardeners" through them seeds in the dirt ! Why make it complicated like everything else around here ?