How To Grow Tomatoes From Seed. This type of mixture makes the seedlings very. If you are using plugs or cell to start your tomato seeds - add 2 seeds per cell or plug to insure help germination of one seed.
The best growing season for tomatoes is summer which is why most seed packets recommend starting your seeds 4-6 weeks before the last frost date. Space seeds approximately 2 inches apart in a soilless potting medium. For determinate tomatoes just about any sunny spot with good soil will do even a large pot or tub.
Place your seedlings in a very bright south-facing window or under fluorescent lighting.
Outside this ideal range germination is either slow or may fail completely. Make sure to put your greenhouse dome on until germination most seedling starter trays come with one. After you have moistened your soil or pellets you are going to make very shallow ΒΌ inch deep rows using a pen or pencil. How to Grow Tomatoes From Seed.
