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Alex133

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Tomatoes yellow between leaf veins - cold or compost?
« on: April 13, 2011, 07:22:03 »
The leaves on all my baby tomatoes went yellow between the veins after I potted them on. Moved from indoor windowsill to unheated conservatory at same time.
Is this due to dip in temperature or unsuitable compost (used B&Q multi)?
Will they recover - have given each a pinch of epsom salts in hope?

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Re: Tomatoes yellow between leaf veins - cold or compost?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 13:10:28 »
It's either got a bit cold for them or that sounds like magnesium deficiency.... epsom salts or chilli fertiliser (another mag loving plant) and get it a bit warmer if you can......

Might well be that the compost is a bit light in it as it's expensive to add. Are you finding a lot of twings in your B+Q multi?.... I used it last eyar and it was great, a worthy Which Best Buy, this year it's as dreadful as any compost I've ever used...... still getting most of my seeds through though....

They will recover.

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Re: Tomatoes yellow between leaf veins - cold or compost?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 13:16:21 »
Early this year I bought 15 bags of Clover compost from our local dealer, it was very good and well composted. recently I got three bags of Arthur Bowers compost and its rubbish compared with the Clover. My own home made compost is nearly as good.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2011, 13:19:26 by Larkshall »
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