Tomato plants?

My neighbour has gin me som they are in an egg box tiny little stalks and tiny little leaves, didn't want to look stupid, but what do i do with them? have got them on the kitchen window sill for now, but should i put them in the garden and in a grow bag and when? i havent a clue.

Tomato plants?
wait till they get a little bit bigger like 8 inches tall, then you could plant them in your garden. hope they give you lots of tomatoes!
Reply:It depends on where you live... Wait untill the danger of any night time frost has passed. Once that has happened you can put them in your garden. Tomatos are not that demanding when it comes to the soil that they are in just so long as you keep it evenly watered. Water is the key with tomatos. I would wait just a bit longer till they are able to withstand getting hit with a bit of rain and not get crushed or toppled over. PLant them a good 3 feet apart from one another and look into some tomato cages to put around them. Tomatos need to be supported or they will just flop onto the ground when they start getting laden with with fruit.
Reply:It depends where you live. If your temperatures are still getting down to about 5 degrees Celcius at night, keep them inside. I started to grow mine about a month ago and I still have them inside because it was snowing a little the other day (I live in central Canada and it can still get cold here). I have repotted them into larger peat pots (the brown pots made of fibrous material). They will have more room to grow for the next 3 weeks, until I can plant them. So, if you are still having cold temperatures at night, then I suggest re-potting your tomato plants in larger containers, and leaving them in those pots until the last frost is over. Make sure that they get enough water though! Those peat pots can dry out, killing your plants! Anyway, Once the last frost is over (you can call a garden shop to find out when the last frost is over for you, where ever you live), then plant them outside. You might have to get them used to the colder temperatures at night because if they have been enjoying the warmth of the indoors, the cold can stress them and they can die. After planting them in the garden and put stakes around them so they don't fall over as they grow (just ask about stakes at your local garden shop, they'll help you with that). Anyway, leave them uncovered during the day but cover them with an old used sheet in the evening (just before the sun goes down) and over night. This will help trap the warmth of the day (that is held in the black soil) so that your plants won't get stressed. Do this for about a week. I bought old bed sheets at my local second hand store for a $1 a piece.





in the fall, if there is a frost warning, you can cover your plants with the same sheets at night, which will prolong the duration of your harvest!





Cheers!





EDIT: when will winter end eh? It seems that the whole N hemisphere is having a late spring ;(. Hope your sun comes soon!