Growing Tomato seedlings

[plantmarkParticipant]

I sowed my tomatoes 20 March and pricked out into 15 cell seed trays. They are on a heated sand bench which I am covering with fleece at night which has maintained an air temperature of 8 degrees on recent frosty mornings.
I intend to plant them in the greenhouse mid May.
Will they be ok in the 15 cell seed trays until then?
The problem I have is that if I pot them on in individual pots I dont have room for them all on the heated bench.

[charlesModerator]

Depending how warm it is, where you are, I doubt that the toms will do well without potting on.
The good news is that they are cool tolerant (unlike say aubergines) and unless you expect frosts of -2C or colder, they should be alright in the greenhouse without extra heat.
Mine are currently on a pallet, unheated. The hotbed is germinating squash, courgette, sweetcorn + growing basil seedlings, cucumber, melon, all the fancy veg.

[plantmarkParticipant]

Thanks Charles. I am in Hitchin Hertfordshire.
What size pot is best?

[charlesModerator]

Should be ok then and say 9cm is good, diameter or each side is 9cm.

[plantmarkParticipant]

Many thanks. When do you plant Toms in the greenhouse?

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