Oh no!!! Whats wrong with my tomato plants???

[Chris Graham]

:o :o :o ??? ??? ???

Very worried about my tomato plants as most have this strange discoloured leafing.

Its my first time growing from seed and i did read in Dr Hessans book that it could be something to do with the plants getting a draft. We sometimes have the window open when cooking.

Any ideas???

[Chris Graham]

[saddad]

Scorch? Bright sunlight on damp leaves?...
:-\

[MrsKP]

I'd say scorching but then what do i know?  where have they been sitting ?

i've got a few different plants much the same that were sitting in the greenhouse before i put up the shading  (yes the shading is up already).

I think my radishes suffered the most.

"Experts" please feel free to put me right as this is the only explanation I've come up with so far.
;D

[allaboutliverpool]

Yep!, looks like change of temperature or inconsistent watering, or sunlight. It is not fatal and certainly does not look like disease!

[Rhys]

I get the same thing on other plants in my polytunnel when condensation drips onto the leaves and then the heat of the sun scorches them

[Chris Graham]

They are always at the window, which gets full sunlight.

Where should i move them too?

[allaboutliverpool]

Keep them there, the scorching is harmless, they will be ready for planting outside soon. If they are going intothe garden directly, buy a piece of horicultural fleece and drape it over the plants at night to protect from frost.
The internet is great as it gives very localised weather reports, and if no frost is forecast-no fleece!

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com

[MrsKP]

ooooh tooo scary for me.  i took out and brought in about 10 trays of babies today.

can't trust it out there !  far to risky ! 

;D

[telboy]

Keep them there, the scorching is harmless, they will be ready for planting outside soon. If they are going intothe garden directly, buy a piece of horicultural fleece and drape it over the plants at night to protect from frost.

You jest surely,
5th.April??

[Rotavator]

is there any gas about m8 cos they don't like it

[allaboutliverpool]

I said shortly,which means the next couple of weeks. If you live in frost surceptible areas then no, but up here in Liverpool, frost is rare after March, the last being 20th March. The lowest temperature this winter was minus 1C. Self sown tomato seeds will show as early as late April.
If you look at what B&Q sell, you will see tender palnts that are merely wheeled under cover at night being sold far too early as far as the experts are concerned.

I bought three Banana plants last year, two of which I brought inside. The third stayed out with no protection and is fine, and the newspapers have reported extensively on a man in Liverpool whose banana plant outside has survived many years and last year produced bananas.

Long live global warming............

[jennym]

Crumbs, we were getting temperatures below 6 degrees last year as late as May (sunny Essex)!

[Curryandchips]

I have tray loads in my greenhouse, and many of them have those patches, I guess from the cold nights ... hopefully this warmer spell will buck them up a bit ...

[Robert_Brenchley]

two years ago i had frost on my plot on 16th June. I'm still pretty wary of taking anything tender to the plot.

[potterfanpete]

dunno about that one - I'm new to veg growing as well, so I guess I'l have pests and dieseases of my plants put on here for others to idetify! However, can I just say that you have a VERY good camera - if I tried to take a picture of a leaf like that with mine, you wouldn't be able to tell it was a leaf!

Pete

[miniroots]

I feel your pain - mine have exactly the same - but they're not as healthy as yours to start with.

I think it was big variations in temperature that did it for mine - they are still in doors so I've stopped putting the heating on - as some one on here said "it's you or the tomatoes!"

Some of of them died - but the healthier ones are recovering gradually.

Now I have to leave them alone for the weekend!!  I shall do nothing but worry...

[MrsKP]

i put mine in an unheated bedroom while i was away and all survived.  some have gone a bit leggy though so i think i will sow some more today .... just in case.

;D

[miniroots]

Thankyou, that has put my mind at rest.

[cleo]

I agree that it looks very much like a bit of scorch-no big problem,just cut off any dead bits