Author Topic: tomatoes again sorry! (Read 3404 times)

legless · « **on:** May 24, 2004, 20:25:12 »

hi, i've tried searching for the old thread with the great tomato website on but i can't find it.

i 'rescued' some sad looking tomato plants from b & q yesterday, potted them on into a nice big pot full of grobag compost and watered them well. they have been in a plastic growhouse today but they aren't very happy. my homegrown plants are fine and they only went in yesterday as well so i don't think its the growhouse taht is the problem

a lot of the leaves have turned white on the new toms, not like mildew or any coating of anything, just the actual leaves. do you think i've shocked them by taking care of them and they've overdosed on food and water (had exactly the same compost and watering as the home grown ones) as they showed no problems like this in the garden centre or is it something else?

thanks in advance.

ina · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2004, 22:20:27 »

This reminds of something John (I think) wrote about, scorching. Maybe there was full sun in your growhouse and they are not used to it, big shock.
With a bit of luck, the new leaves will not have this problem and the plant will grow over it. I would remove all the leaves, save the top few and plant it as deep as possible. Those white leaves are useless anyway and the stem will grow nice new roots.
Don't you just love a challenge?

legless · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2004, 06:53:03 »

i don't think its scorching as the leaves aren't dry and crumbly as described in the scorching discussion. will try removing the leaves, thanks ina.

Les_Woof · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2004, 08:22:30 »

I know its not about toms but my courgette plants have had some of their leaves turn a pale yellow and are crumbly - is the scorching effect you mentioned.

Les

oh and whilst we are talking about toms, we have 6 tom plants which we recently transplanted into bigger pots (9") before we put them into the grow bags.

We took off some of the lower leaves and planted them deeper (as we have seen this mentioned on other tom threads).

The plants look very healthy indeed but they just dont seem to be growing at the moment we transplanted them about 3 weeks ago. Could they just be getting used to their new environment?

I don't know, if anyone knows it would put me at rest?

Les

Dunc_n_Tricia · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2004, 08:28:13 »

You might find they are concentrating on building good roots! - I'm not an expert so it is just a guess.

Most of my tomatoes have been on the lottie for a week now (covered in fleece for about five days), and haven't had a growth spurt yet. I too planted them deeper to get them making more roots. They are looking healthy, so I'm not panicing yet - give them time ;)

:-*Tricia

tim · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2004, 08:35:12 »

Were there strong roots trying to get out of the pot? If not, you can't expect them to suddenly do better than they've done so far & you may have to use some of that stuff out of the bottle labelled 'Patience'!
Don't give them water for a week after the first watering. = Tim

Les_Woof · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2004, 08:43:41 »

The root system was terrific. So patience it is!

Tim by the way I have been gently watering them every other day or so since they were re potted should I give them a break from the water still like you suggested?

Les

ruud · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2004, 22:01:10 »

Hi legless,what ina said about scorching is true.I grow different types of tomatoes for several years now.I start them on the windowsill and they ended outside.This year i had a big scorching problem,i had put all my toms ,on a clouded day outside,but then the next day it was really sunny and hot.I was on my work so couldnot reacted properly.When i came home some of the toms were sunburnt,those leaves turned white.Now the good news they grow over it,my toms are now looking healthy and the most are flowering.

tim · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2004, 06:57:12 »

Les - don't know, but wouldn't think so.

Assume they'll be going into whole grow bags? Because they will be pretty big by the time they have re-rooted in 9" pots?? Assuming they have shelter, I would have put them straight into the bags.

Even at this late stage, I would be very tempted to transfer at least one to its final position - as a control - subject to the 'expert' view. = Tim

Les_Woof · « **Reply #9 on:** May 26, 2004, 09:11:23 »

Thanks tim

I will try that and see how we get on.

Les

legless · « **Reply #10 on:** May 26, 2004, 17:29:50 »

thanks ruud, i'll see how they look tonight...

legless · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2004, 19:58:35 »

almost all of the leaves have gone back to normal now. weird or what?

plants all seem happy and are looking stronger already.

tim · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2004, 20:35:19 »

- like our son who, at 7?, had an x-ray on a crushed finger.
'Thank you - that feels much better!! ' = Tim

ina · « **Reply #13 on:** May 26, 2004, 21:53:09 »

Today I discovered a marble sized tomato on one of my plants!
Just had to tell you all.

Les_Woof · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2004, 08:30:28 »

Now then Ina there is no need to brag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done

ina · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2004, 11:30:06 »

Hahaha.
I was alone when I discovered it and found myself talking out loud:

Waauw, look at that? Hehehe, a little tomato, the first one. Great! Are there anymore? Come on, make more you guys.

Of course all in Dutch, my plants don't understand English.....or do they? The seeds came from England? Multi cultural tomatoes.

Les_Woof · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2004, 11:48:47 »

;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D

You have just made my day!

Straight out of a terrible meeting to find you jibbering away to yourself.....fantastic!

Take care

Les

What do I say to my tomato plants to get them going again (in dutch of course)......?

ina · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2004, 11:56:20 »

Shiet een beetje op luie donders dat jullie zijn!

tim · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2004, 12:13:08 »

Bragging?? She was as surprised as we were!! = Tim

ina · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2004, 13:21:20 »

Am I really the first one with a real life tomato?
If so.........I can brag!

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