Tomato Seedling Nutrient Deficiency with possible overwatering
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HELP. All plants rapidly deteriorating from nutrient deficiency!
Comments (19)I agree about the soil, but I didn't know better when I bought it and everything was perfect until now. The two major things that happened right before this happened is I used the organic plant food concentrate and the soil dried out. I usually water in the morning but didn't get to watering until around noon. The leaves looked wilted when I went to water. Is it possible that the plant food or drying out would cause such quick damage? One of the tomatoes I pulled earlier today was definitely suffering from blossom end rot. The second one didn't look the same. The first one had that darkening flat area at the blossom end, but the second one had a dark ope,n sunken area in the middle of the fruit. Can that be a sign of blossom end rot as well? Could Fusarium crown and root rot or even fusarim wilt be the cause? Ive been doing so much reading and still can't figure out what went wrong and why. In any case, what can I do to improve this situation? Upon examining the tomatoes, I noticed several have the little dark spots towards the bottom. Is it hopeless for them? They only have one or a few dark little spots. Will the spots keep growing in size or is there a way I can stop it before it destroys the tomato? Also, the newer tomatoes don't have any spots and look good so far. Should I buy some kind of lime to increase the calcium? Upon further examination of the plants, I also noticed small dark spots on some leaves. *sigh* --Maggie...See MoreNutrient deficiency or overwatering?
Comments (14)With all due respect to glib, you'll find very few composters that will agree that "kitchen compost is the only one with oomph" or that yard waste compost lacks nutrients. If that were true there would be many compost-starved gardens in this world. ;) As chaman said, yard waste compost contains ample nutrients and in a readily useable form for the plants, and millions of composters who only compost yard wastes will attest to that. Further, the use of "fresh manures" in any food plot, much less top dressing with it, is strongly discouraged and has been for years because of the problems of manure pathogens and food contact. The standard recommendation is that only well-composted (4-6 months minimum) manures be used in food plots. You'll find numerous discussions on this issue over on the Soil & Compost forum. Lastly, as both chaman and I have already said, yellowing of older leaves on plants that started out healthy is due to excessive water NOT nitrogen deficiency. Please do a search of the forum using the term "yellowing leaves" and you will find literally hundreds of discussions about this issue and many suggestions on how the problem can be eliminated. All of this is not to say that your plants may need some fertilizer/supplement feeding if only because over-watering dilutes and washes out the nutrients. But nutrient insufficiency is not the primary cause of your problems as you have identified them. Good luck and I sincerely hope this is helpful to you. Dave...See Moremosaic virus on squash or just nutrient deficiency?
Comments (4)Thanks Dan. I kept my fingers crossed and refrained from pulling it up. Here are some more recent photos from yesterday. Squash is on the left, zucchini on the right. I've added a little compost, some coffee grounds, chopped banana peels, and epsom salt around the base of both. Just trying to cover all the bases for possible nutrient deficiencies. Any other suggestions for things to add? I've noticed the newer leaves aren't yellowing yet, plus the rain has held off lately so I'm hoping they're in the clear for now. Also noticed some little yellow baby squashes starting to grow, so that's a good sign. I'm still confused as to why both of my squash plants would be affected but neither of the zucchinis, given that they're sharing the same soil....See Morepossible nutrient deficiency - yellowing of leaves
Comments (6)Its definitely not overwatering (i think), im very sensitive to the watering schedule and always allow them to just start to wilt, and i can see the medium turning a dry color at the top. I have a very low nutrient medium that ive custom made from scratch(mostly aeration). its kind of a cross between a 5-1-1 and a basic potting soil. Lotsa perlite, a little dolomitic lime, lots of orchid bark. The problem may be from a specific set of plants I repotted in a frenzy and I basically just used straight potting soil. I also planted some seeds in that particular batch of soil and it completely frapped out, perfect germination but stunted growth from the outset and turned all yellow. I believe it was "greenall" brand potting soil. total crap! I replanted all the seedlings into new MG seed start mix to hopefully salvage a few of them but im not holding my breath. About 20 varietals all barely putting out true leaves after 2 months. well see if those get any better. I have a HUGE amount of leftover GH flora series nutes that I have been using. they have been sitting for a few years. 15 gallons total, 5 gals each nute. Its possible that I overfertilized last week since I have so much its hard to get a "teaspoon" amount out of the 5 gallon containers. but Im pretty sure I got it right. @ottawapepper why do you use your nutes at 1/4 strength? ive read this elsewhere but im unsure why I would go that route if my plants are 2-3 months old? I figured this would require a fairly rapid uptake. Im currently growing around 300 pepper plants and about 40 varieties. all hot and superhots. Im running out of room in my greenhouse, Everyone asks my why I dont grow other plants, all i can say is I really like hot peppers! @habjolokia Hi Mark, thanks for the input. I have some supplemental light (led's that are very weak but designed for plant growth) that are more of an experiment than anything else. that is why some of my plants look purple. its the blue/red LED's. Eventually im planning on adding an array of LEDs to the entire greenhouse and then really trying to push my growing season out. So im curious what type of ferts you use Mark? any name brand? why not use the epsom salts? have you had any bad experiences? Im one of those guys who tends to overdo things so the less is more philosophy is usually very applicable for me....See MoreHU-256981993
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