Getting Tomato Seeds Into Pots

Today is the day when I start planting all my tomato seeds indoors and placing them under lights.  So far I have planted my leafy plants such as lettuce and spinach.  I also have planted some of the more important flowers indoors and now it is time for the first fruit of the season.

This is when the season starts to get a little bit busier with many plants growing inside.  Once I plant spinach outside I can then grow some more indoors under the lights that were used on my spinach plants.  I will probably be planting some more fruits and vegetables under those lights.

I only planted five pots of steakhouse tomatoes and four with cherry tomato seeds.  The entire packet of 25 super sauce seeds were planted in 25 containers.  I have found that these tomatoes are perfect for just sauce which is what I end up doing with all the extra tomatoes I get.

This is exactly what I did last year and I found it to be a very good idea and that is why I am doing it again.  I was actually a day late on planting my tomato seeds, but I am pretty sure one day will not affect the growth of my plants.

Above are the 25 pots I used to planting my super sauce tomatoes which will be left under fluorescent lights.  It will probably take them a week or two to actually see them sprouting.  Although with the good weather we have been having they might shoot up through the soil sooner.

I used the same exact pots for my other tomatoes as well.  I have found that these containers are perfect for tomatoes and they can hold these plants for quite a while which is good because I won’t be putting them in the ground until May or June.

Luckily I was able to place all the pots underneath one fluorescent light fixture.  I didn’t think I was going to have enough room, but luckily they all fit with two rows and two pots deep.

Right now I have planted everything that I can, but once I get spinach into the ground I can then plant much more.  I will also have to start thinning out my lettuce which needs to be done very soon.