No need to wait until spring. It's a popular house plant here. Easy to grow from cuttings. They'll root in water.

Purple, I've never been to the houseplant forum. Do they have any ID FAQ's for the common houseplants we see frequently requests for like wandering jew, kalachoe, dracena, etc.? If there was, perhaps a link in this group's FAQ section to it would help. Thanks. FataMorgana

My tomatoes are the same as yours, just totally stagnant. Earlier last week I started to transplant to individual containers and they're showing signs of growing true leaves now. But they're way behind where they normally are. I've been doing this for years and it's the first time it feels like a massive failure for the tomatoes. Only the cherokee purples formed true leaves on time and they're now in the garden and seem to be doing fine. I wouldn't question the technique -- I used the same potting soil I always use and many other plants came up just fine. Not sure where you are, but our weather was cold and damp with little sun through most of the winter and early spring. I did start three tomatoes inside to use with the walls o'water. They went in the ground near the beginning of April and they're about a foot and a half tall now, so at least there's that. I also had a few volunteers under one of the walls o'water so I potted them up and just planted them out on Saturday. I also used your idea on the peppers and eggplant -- put them in the window till they sprouted then right outside. They seem to be doing fine, much better than the tomatoes. And of course as soon as I had done that, the peppers I wintersowed came up. Isn't that always the way? :) Caryl

I have the same purple & twisting. What can we do to save them.. or will they grow out of it? I see blossoms purple too..what will happen to them? I live in a community that provides lawn care. I did see "the guy" with the spray out some time just before I planted the tomatoes. They are all in pots and planted in MG potting mix. I have not used any chemicals. Is there anything else that can cause the purple issue? Could herbicide used before planting cause this? I don't want to have to have a confrontation with the management...