Tomato Seedlings Not Doing So Well and I Need Help
tiger12439
8 years ago
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Comments (2)In Michigan we direct sowed them in a small rich bed then when they were around 3" to 4" tall we transplanted them and they did fine. Here in Texas we plant them in the fall for a winter crop. They are tough so if you didn't damage the plant they should recover from the transplant shock. Don't give up on them until you have to go for it....See MoreHeirloom Tomato seedlings not doing so well
Comments (3)Hi. I too planted heirloom toms this year for the first time. I went and bought a couple b/c my plants looked so bad after a few cold nights and so much rain. I decided to plunk them in the ground but they really did look about dead to me. The greened up a little but did not grow. I gave them a fish emulsion feed and they perked up as soon as we had some sun. Now they are going nuts an dbigger than my store bought tom's. They are full of blooms and fruit and I could not be happier. So, I would say give them a good dose of fish emulsion and then another next week. I think if your weather is warming up and sunning up you will do fine. Don't give up. The one thing I learned was that heirloom tom's are sturdier and harder to kill than hybrid plants. :) GoodLuck !! Nichol...See MoreOT: Why do I need so many tomatoes?
Comments (34)OH, I get Annies Catalog but will have to go to her website and look for the tomato seedlings! I did order already from Wild Boar. I never been one to have any patience, I ordered the tomato seeds from Wild Boar Farms that I wanted. I read on their website that tomato seeds are good for ten years so I guess mine will be fine until I start them next spring! I ordered - Black And Brown Boar Red Boar Pink Boar Sweet Carneros Pink Pink Berkley Tie Dye I really have to start seeds next spring as I want to grow these. Plus there is another type of tomatoes that I want to grow and those are The New Dwarfs. I know plants of those will not be available locally so seeds it is. It seems to me that this dwarf tomato project is the most exciting thing to hit the tomato world in years! Here is a link that might be useful: The Dwarf Tomato Project...See MoreTomatoes - am I doing it well?
Comments (11)Well, I'm doing the hard work NOW so that I don't have to worry much about my tomatoes LATER. (that's how I'm "simplify" :-) The reason why I'm going through all of this stuff is that this is my SEVENTH year trying tomatoes. Every year I run into this problem or that. I've grown them in bags - which worked great 'til a cold snap hit. (I had planted them too late). I've tried them in the summer -- got aphid issues and died before I noticed... etc. This year, I'm getting them in the ground about a month later than I wanted to --- most of them are still in small pots and staying small... but I'm trying to get that garden RIGHT so that it's easier next time around. I'm going to pick up some Neem - I've never used it, but I'd like to try it. The watering tube is interesting to me - but I've been also hitting the soil from the top because I don't fully believe that the water wicks UP - I suspect it probably will drain DOWN, away from the plant. But I'm willing to try it. Overwatering is PROBABLY not going to be a problem because our soil drains SO QUICKLY, but I still am not 100% sure how to do it properly. They respond quickly when I water from above (directly to the soil - I don't get the leaves wet) but watering from below, I can't tell. (I'm truly hoping that it's encouraging a strong root system) Preparing the holes takes the longest. I probably don't need the sterlite, but I just love how loose and light the soil feels when I use it. The cages I ended up making are a little more narrow than I would have liked - they're about 18-20" around - but free is free (and I'm spending enough money on soil amendments as it is) I may snake a soaker hose under the black plastic- or perhaps poke holes in the plastic around the tomato cages and create divits to allow water to pool and drip into the soil underneath them - sort of the "moat" idea that I used with good success a few years back. I'm going to pick up some cheap fertilizer spikes as well, since I have a container tomato plant that is doing better than any of my other plants - and the only difference is that I put FOUR of those baby spikes in rather than one or two - and its growing and growing. I'm almost afraid to disturb it by planting it in the groud, its doing so well! (I'm leaving that tomato plant to be the last one I plant)....See Moretiger12439
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