For example, a Brandywine Red tomato plant will take about 85 days to maturity (note: this is the time from transplant to maturity; it takes 8 weeks or 56 days extra to grow from seed to transplant!)
Similarly, it is asked,What’s the best way to start tomato seeds indoors?
Starting indoors, in a container of well moistened, sterile seed-starting mix, make shallow furrows with a pencil or chopstick about 1/4 in. deep. Sow seeds by dropping them along the bottom of the furrows 1/2 in. apart. 2. Gently pinch together soil to cover each furrow, covering seeds 1/4 in. deep.
Besides,When to sow seedlings in northern Missouri?
In northern Missouri, sow about one week later. Producing quality transplants starts with using good seeds. Seeds should have a high germination percentage and be genetically pure and free from seeds of weeds. For best results, obtain quality seeds from a reliable dealer.
Then,Is it OK to plant Tomatoes late in the season?
If you plant late, you won’t have neighborhood bragging rights to the first tomato of the season. But with careful attention, you should be able to get some fruit even though your tomatoes will come in a couple of weeks later than everyone else.
What do seeds look like inside a tomato?
Have you ever sliced into a beautiful red tomato to find the seeds sprouting? When the seeds sprout, they look like little wiggly green or white things. To be sure these are not worms, but the seed sprouting inside the tomato. What a surprise!