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Sun, Apr 4, 10 at 22:21
| I started my tomatoes from seed about 3 wks ago and I still don't have true leaves. I started them in a dome, and put them under lights as soon as they germinated. But, I still have not true leaves. How long do true leaves take to develop?
Thanks, Michele |
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- Posted by tn_veggie_gardner 7 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 4, 10 at 22:55
| It seems like forever sometimes! lol...Mine, typically, will germinate in 5-15 days & right after they do, will start growing nice looking Cotyledons for about 2 weeks. Then, finally you see a tiny set of leaves trying to grow in the middle and bam! They take off. Patience. =) You have any pictures? Sounds like within a week or so yours will start to grfow their first true set of leaves. - Steve |
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| Thanks, I will try to be patient! I don't have any pics right now. |
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| I'm getting true leaves in 14 days from seeding and transplanting on the 17th day. This is under ideal conditions 75* days and 67* nights.
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- Posted by sgtdraven 6 (sgtdraven@yahoo.com) on Mon, Apr 5, 10 at 22:34
| You don't play around do you Timmy? |
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- Posted by californian 10 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 5, 10 at 22:50
| I get my true leaves usually in less than a week from the day the seeds sprout, and pot up at 17 or 18 days from the day I planted the seed, and by that time the plants are working on their second set of true leaves. But I really baby my plants. During daylight they sit out in the sun outside on my patio, and at night I take them inside and put them under my powerful fluorescent lights for another five or six hours, and the indoor temperature under my reflective blankets is usually 80 to 88 degrees. My plants are stocky selling size in about six weeks from the day I planted the seed. Plants I started in mid February to the end of February my customers report are over two feet high and have flowers on them, and that's after planting them deep like I recommend they do. |
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