From your description my best guess would be too much water and subsequent root rot and the purplish -yellow tinge would seem to confirm that. The purple is common with young seedlings that are too cold or too wet and the yellow is usually a sign of too wet. 1 hole in bottom of the plastic cup isn't usually enough. They are easily plugged with soil. I always put at least 5 holes in the cups - 1 in the center and 4 on the edges so that they cut into both the bottom and the lower side of the cup. That way you can be sure they can drain adequately. Next best guess would be the potting soil - which MG? If it was MG Garden Soil then that is your problems as it isn't meant to be used in any sort of container and says so on the bag. It compacts and won't drain. Has killed many a seedling according to posts by others. Last thought would be that your plants got so tall - not a good sign - because they were starved for light right after germination. That is why most of us use fluorescent lights - widow light just can't cut it this time of year. When you transplanted them did you plant them deeply to just below the leaves, burying the too long stem? A long lanky stem doesn't have as good a circulatory system so difficulty supplying nutrients. Does any of this sound like a possibility? Dave PS: also what and how much have you fed them?

The planter is 18"x18"x10"h. I have my own compost on the bottom 5", the upper 5" is mel's mix, roughly 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 compost and 1/3 vermiculite.

...or you can get some dwarf varieties for containers - bushy and tidy at the same time ;) Also, it's a common misconception that small (cherry!) tomatoes grow on small plants (just thought it's worth the mention) ;) As for the current situation, pinch the top off, along with any side shoots that appear. Keep in mind you will have to do this on a regular basis until all the fruit that was set is ripe. Then you can pull the plant out. And don't worry about the damage. Just pinch the new growth on top, don't chop. Also just to be clear, doing that pretty much means no additional *new* blooms and fruit on that plant. Cheers, Djole

Hello afbq, More information is needed. Is the plant in a pot (how big and what growing medium?) a raised bed or in the ground? What variety is it? (Some dwarf varieties only get to be about a foot tall.) If it was planted out, how long ago was that and did it have the flower/fruit on it when transplanted? Did you prune it? It is hard to say if it will start to grow again, but most likely it will. Betsy