Sprouts!

[oddlyoddish]

Okay, so out of the two or three tomato seeds I planted, I've got one sprout (thus far) and it's about an inch tall with two leaves on it. It's been years and years since I last planted tomatoes, so I don't remember a lot of the basics. Sadly, they're my favorite fruit and I've been neglecting them so (-_-;)

Basic #1 I don't remember... When do I

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[virginiadear]

Tomato seedlings were sprouted indoors and are still indoors? If so, I'm betting they're stretching for light. Can you give them more light

[oddlyoddish]

The little pot that it's in is at an angle to get in more light when it's at a window, otherwise it's directly under my TLC light. And the leaves are the initial seedling leaves, so I'll keep them exactly where they are now x3 When it gets bigger, I've got a fairly large pot with dirt in it already that I can move it to.

Since it was my first time with catnip, and I wasn't sure how many seeds would actually survive and grow, I decided to toss in several. I've actually got two pots that I could move the catnip to if more starts springing up. Otherwise, they're pretty small right now, unless they're fast growers. The previously mentioned friend has two or three catnip plants growing fairly tall in one corner of her yard and they're within a foot of each other... Maybe that's due to it being just a few of them?

What do you mean about direct seed? O_o

[virginiadear]

Your catnip will sort itself out, one way or another. Believe it, and breathe easy! Your neighbor's catnip may have been been a denser clump and undergone a thinning. Catnip naturally wants to get to be about two to three feet tall and usually by the time it has reached its full height is has also produced more catnip; it makes flowers which produce seeds, but it also spreads by the roots

[volatilefiona]

I usually wait until the tomato seedlinga have 2 sets of true leaves.

[oddlyoddish]

(^_^) I'll be keeping an eye on them for this~.

[andmydog]

For tomatoes, I usually let them grow until they're almost too big for the seeding tray and then plant them in the yard. Somewhere between this big and this big (sorry for the crap image on the second one). Tomatoes like a lot of sun, so make sure it's not being shaded by anything.

Catnip, if you're going to plant it in the yard, needs to be as big and strong as possible, so that if your neighborhood kitties discover it, they don't kill it immediately with love. These I would consider to be too small to transplant (unless you have a good fence). This is a better size

[oddlyoddish]

Not sure if the message will show after I reply, but it got screened for the links. While LJ's new policy is awesome, it's annoying (x_x)

Thanks for the images, regardless of quality ♥ They give a really big help! I've got a pot that I'll move it to when it gets big enough, since I'm unlucky enough for my own place, much less my own yard, lol. But I'll still do what I can for it being in the sun. When it finally stays warm I'll prolly just leave the pot outside on a deck so it gets all the morning sun it wants, lol.

The images are wonderful for the catnip; they're a really big help. I might actually put some of the catnip in my friend's backyard, or I might just put it in a different pot for their cats to dive into. They seem to already have two or three catnip plants in a corner in a foot-wide space or something like that that the cats go after on occasion.

And damn working rootballs apart sucks X3 I've done it with lilies and it was so unfun xD

[andmydog]

I'm really tired of LJ blocking comments with links. I appreciate that they're trying to cut back on bots and spam, but seriously, you guys. Seriously.

But yes, I love visuals aids (especially for things like plants!) so I'm glad they helped. If you're worried about the deck being too cold you can build a quick coldframe with a couple bamboo stakes (or a wire hanger bent into a bow), wrap the pot itself in black plastic (if it's not already a dark color, and cover the whole thing in a clear plastic bag.

Catnip (and mint) rootballs aren't nearly as bad to work with as lily rootballs are! Honestly, you could probably split the ball with a pair of scissors and be just fine.