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Is it bad if I planted tomato seeds in 4 inch clay pots?
I am doing a project for AP chemistry and we were given three tomato seeds. I got 4 inch and i think 10 inch clay pots (for when they get bigger). I Planted one seed in each 4 inch pot. Is that bad?? is that too big to start germination? I wanted to start the project right away so I didnt research it enough to put it in the peat pots. Our teacher gave us the peat pots but I thought the 4 inch pots would cause less shock so I planted them in the 4 inch ones instead. I plant to use horse manure in one, dead fishes in the second, and regular tomato plant food from home depot.
I also put an open Ziploc bag over each pot and i have them by a window
should i also use a heating pad until it germinates?
THANKS!
4 Answers
- sciencegravyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
They're sprout in a 10 gallon pot. The size doesn't matter at this stage.
But if you're going to be growing that tomato to maturity, you'll have to transplant it into the ground, or a much larger pot. But you've got time. It'll be happy in a 4 inch pot for at least 2 months.
- HonduLv 71 decade ago
Your plants will start fine in four inch pots. One of the advantages of the peat pots is that you can transplant pot and all when the time comes, so it reduces shock to, or nearly, zero. You will just have to be more careful not to do root damage when you transplant them. Tomato seeds like a soil temperature of about sixty to eighty degrees f. for germination so unless you have a cold house you won't need the heating pad. The seeds also prefer dark until the sprout has broken soil.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well, when seeds don't need much room to sprout; you could sprout them in a cereal bowl. They need to room to grow. Eventually you'll have to transplant your tomatoes to bigger pots or into the ground. Starting them in four inch pots is fine, no harm done.
Remember that the seeds know what to do even if you don't!
Source(s): GreenhornGardening.com - 1 decade ago
My parents have had greenhouses for many years. Usually dad starts the tomatoe seeds in seeding trays on a heating mat. Tomatoe seeds are notoriously hard to start. I think you should be fine if they are in a warn sunny spot. You don't want them to get to hot as once they start sprouting the sun can burn them especially if you continue to have the bags over them. Hope this helps :)
