by NE Seed | Mar 15, 2021 | Growing Guides
If more than one tomato seed germinates in a single soil cell, you have 2 choices. You can try to ‘prick out’ the seedlings, transplanting them into separate soil cells when they are still small or you can thin out the smallest seedlings leaving the healthiest one. It...
by NE Seed | Mar 8, 2021 | Growing Guides
What’s wrong with my plant? Trying to figure that out can be challenging. Here are a few common issues you might run into, their causes and ways to correct the problem. Germination and the early growth stages: These issues can happen when you first plant seeds inside,...
by NE Seed | Mar 5, 2021 | Growing Guides
Starting tomato seeds inside is much the same as starting any other seed. Why do we do it at all? Often, it’s to get a head start on the season or if the growing season is too short to get any tomatoes before a fall frost. Sometimes you just want that variety that...
by NE Seed | Mar 4, 2021 | Growing Guides
Determinate, Indeterminate and Semi-determinate Determinate or Indeterminate? Tomatoes are classified by how they grow. Knowing this is an important factor to consider when choosing a variety. • Determinate (D) varieties are sometimes called bush varieties and tend to...
by NE Seed | Mar 1, 2021 | Growing Guides
It has been said that the best garden advice is from ‘over a garden fence’; in other words, from other gardeners. Ask your neighbors, friends and local farmers the names of the varieties they like best. Ultimately taste should be the deciding factor, but there are...