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tomotos and runner beans

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  Posted by katie (U14383793) on Friday, 1st April 2011

  I sowed tomato plants twelve day ago and still no sign. Shall i bin them and start again? I sown some runner beans, the seeds were not great they seemed to be a little moldy. Mind you I'm not sure as it was my first year of sowing them as a friend sown them last year. Will they still grow?

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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Saturday, 2nd April 2011

  I sowed tomato plants twelve day ago and still no sign. Shall i bin them and start again? I sown some runner beans, the seeds were not great they seemed to be a little moldy. Mind you I'm not sure as it was my first year of sowing them as a friend sown them last year. Will they still grow?  hi Katie i too am new to growing my own this is my 2nd year,im waiting for my toms,peppers and cu`s to show,my greenhouse is unheated so im praying that they will show they have been in at roughly the same time as yours,i live in the NE so it takes longer here i think,i may be that im impatient but i just cant wait to see some form of life,i hope it all goes well for you and happy gardening kind regards Chris

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Saturday, 2nd April 2011

  Temperature is the key to germinating tom seeds. They need around 25C pretty constantly for germination, with the warmth coming where possible from underneath. Putting the container inside a plastic bag with the mouth left open helps, too. It creates a mini-greenhouse effect. It also, via condensation, looks after the moisture factor.
  
  On top of a heater or coffee machine or something similar works well. Sunny window sills are okay until you lose the sun for the day and the temperature drops.

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