Tomato Seed Update

The seedlings for the early tomato experiment are doing well still under lights. Two of each type (Siletz and Oregon Spring). Tomatoes are not supposed to be cold hardy, but those commercial seed catalogs claim otherwise, so I'm trying an early batch of each type of tomato. Other tomatoes should be started under lights this week.

Oregon Spring seedlings. I am guessing the one on the right may be an unwanted cross, but as the only seedling in the pot, we will try to grow it out and see what happens. Because the seed was older, marked for 2007, I did not expect this kind of vigor, and germination was only about 50%.




Siletz seedlings. Seed was brand new (to me) this year, vigor was much more consistent than the older Oregon Spring seed. Germination was strong, with at least 90% of seeds germinating successfully.