Does cold weather stunt tomato plant growth ?
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Do sweet potatoes recover from cold weather stunting?
Comments (3)Well, if they didn't survive that kind of treatment,we couldn't grow any of those crops at all here in Michigan. It was spitting snow saturday morning, and windchill mother's day morning when I woke up was 22, with an air temp of 32. As long as they didn't actually freeze, they will all be just fine. With sweet potatoes, I've actually had the top entirely freeze off, leaving just about a half inch of stub alive sticking out of the ground, and they grew back. They'll look funky for a week or so, then take off when the weather warms....See MoreStunted Tomato Growth?
Comments (17)oilrigg, I've never sprouted seeds as you do; I used to use peat-pellets and now sow the seeds in seed-starting mix. I have a similar set-up to yours except mine are in multi-cell inserts in 10x20 flats, and I keep the cool (not grow) fluorescents about an inch above the top leaves. [I have sheets and chunks of styrofoam which I stack under the flats; as the seedlings grow, I remove layers of styrofoam. This saves the hassle of having to raise the lights all the time.] I water them from below, let them sit for 10-20 minutes, then just lift out the insert and switch it for a flat that hasn't been watered yet; this means that ideally the seedlings don't sit in the water too long. I plant 2-5 seeds per cell, depending on the age of the seeds and whether or not I've had trouble germinating them before. I've never noticed any correlation between the number of seeds and the health or size of the seedlings. When I'm transplanting to 16 oz. cups, I can be pretty rough on seedlings; and sometimes I save two seedlings from the same cell, which certainly kills a number of rootlets. I don't know if they respond positively to rough treatment as you speculate, but I do know that it doesn't seem to set them back much....See MoreTomato Trouble -- Stunted Growth
Comments (5)Thanks taz and archerb. ArcherB, I was doing some reading last night and realized what you said -- it's too late to replant here! I can't get used to this growing season. I'm used to the mid-atlantic where the last frost date is in May! I'll stick with these plants and see if they take off. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks! Taz, I don't think I've been watering too much. I've been watering maybe twice a week. I just stick my finger in the soil and if it feels dry I water. If it feels moist I leave it alone....See MoreTomatoes Stunted Growth - Points @ bottom?
Comments (2)Hi, To answer that question, we really need to know what varieties you are growing. Some varieties naturally have a point or "nipple" at the bottom. (Relatively common in paste type and some hearts.) Bets Here is a link that might be useful: Some Paste Tomatoes...See Moredigdirt2
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