Actually starting from Seed this year!
 

Hello again all,

Moved back to Ohio from 3ish years in TN, and got started late last year. Nothing did well from seed so I bought OP's from a local nursery.

This year, my friend/Dads neighbor brought back tomato seeds from Lisa, Hungary where her family is from, and a friend also gave her family heirloom seeds. She had no information about them really, but I have them marked. they both look very uniform as seedlings!

One of hers came up with a tri-cot (3 seed leaves) but is pushing a true leaf out!

Since I was starting hers, I pulled out some of my own seeds. Ive got Ernesto and I believe Carbon from Bully, Striped Roman, Red Currant, Marmande VF, Principe Borghesse, Orange Sunburst (from a GW trade, I cant actually find record of such a tomato! Maybe its actually Sunburst), Amana Orange, Clear Pink Early- and after 2 weeks they are all finally coming up!

Patience and old seeds are a good pair. :roll:

I used Pro Mix in 3-inch pots, planting several seeds per pot, sprinkled a bit of aged rabbit manure on the top. I am watering every 2-4 days, making sure the top of the soil is drying out OK before I water again. Ive started from seed before, but usually in smaller cells- I have often worried them to death- ie they get fungus gnats from being too wet, or the one day I dont water them, they wilt.

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Sounds like you have a good mix of varities going! How fun to grow out the heirloom's from Hungary. Be sure to let us all know how they turn out.
I think it is funny that we can actually kill our seedlings with love. :)
Kat