Grow tomatoes in the cold frame

Sowing Tomato Seeds in the Cold Frame - Here's How To Do It Right

You have Cold frame over a Natural heating, the time window for cultivation opens as early as February. We recommend the sowing in multi-pot plates for gentle handling of the young root balls. How to proceed step by step:

• Fill pots with Potting soil or a mix of Vegetable soil and sand
• Press the multi-pot plate in the cold frame into the warm earth up to the edge
• Place a tomato seed in each individual pot and sieve a maximum of 5 mm high

Spray the substrate with room warm, soft water and close the cover. At 20 degrees Celsius, germination takes 8 to 12 days. The higher the temperatures in the cold frame, the faster the process progresses. During this time, keep the seeds constantly slightly moist, because drought stress is now the greatest danger for your seedlings.

Properly prick and maintain - this is how it works

The growth of two cotyledons signals that the cultivation of your tomatoes in the cold frame is successful. The seedlings are repotted in larger vessels with 3 to 4 leaves at the earliest. The longer you delay the measure, the better your young plants are prepared for this strain. How to proceed properly:

• Fill 10 cm pots with vegetable soil
• Make a small hollow with a spoon or pricking stick
• Carefully lift a young tomato out of the seed pot

Plant the seedlings deep enough so that the fresh soil reaches just below the cotyledons. Press the substrate firmly and pour on. Keep your tomatoes slightly moist until mid-May and add a little liquid fertilizer to the irrigation water every 14 days. After the ice saints, the strong young plants take their place in the sunny garden bed.