Continued Journey of My Seedlings

When the seeds germinate they start out with two leaves. These are the feeder leaves for the plant. Next will appear the leaves for the tomato plant and you will recognize the tomato leaf. You will have one set of tomato leaves and then another set will appear. When the second set appears pinch off the last set and it will cause the little plant to start to bush out. Some of my seedlings have their second set of leaves and I pinched them off and I plan to start transplanting them into a 2 inch pot. Hopefully, tomorrow I will be able to start doing this. I will need to buy a really top notch potting soil. Metro Mix is a great one to get and you can usually find it at your local nursery. I will also need rooting hormone for the transplants. I will dip the end of each transplant into the rooting hormone and blow off the excess before planting it into my 2 inch pot.

The picture of my seedlings looks a little war torn. I set them out in the sun and tried to protect them somewhat from the wind. I walked outside a couple of hours later and my two cats were sitting on top of the seed tray having a very relaxing nap. I went ballistic! My cats took one look at me and took off trying to find a place to hide. After all the tender loving care I have been giving my seedlings I couldn't believe that happened. I did loose some of them but that's ok, I will still have plenty. I have pictured my little darlings for you. Clarence is the big white cat, very lovable and very male and Susie is his girlfriend....very sweet and playful.