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Posted by compostkid victoria (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 6:15

Hi My wife and I have just started in gardening. We have had great success in propagating tomato seeds and canteloup on a heat bed. The seeds grow to 5 cm and just sit. I have them outside in makeshift glass house with the head bed turned of but the seeds still have their seedling leaves this is about 3 weeks after they sprouted. How do I grow them on from this as at this rate it will be months before I can plant them out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou

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Are they in seed trays or individual pots? 5cm is getting a bit tall for tomatoes still to be in trays. You should prick them out into individual pots of seedling compost and when they are about 15 - 20cm tall and have two or more sets of true leaves you can plant them in their final positions. Can't help you with the melons really as I can't grow them in my climate but the same would apply to pricking out and then transplanting into final positions. BTW the rate of growth sounds normal to me but I do live in a cool climate. I sow tomatoes in late March to plant out in late May.

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Welcome compostkid to the GardenWeb. When I read your post my first association of Victoria was not with Australia. I agree with flora's advice, but would suggest you edit your posting address to indicate your zone and your down under location. Al

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