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Tomato seedlings
Am I the only one in the world who has trouble getting tomatoes beyond the
seedling stages? They grow fine from seed. Sprout their first seedling leaves as they push out of the ground. Then just kinda sit there for almost two weeks before the next set of leaves start pushing out of the plant. In the meantime, some may just limp over. Some extend there stems too long to support its own weight. A stiff wind just knocks them down in some cases. Some take to long to develop the 2nd set of leaves, the primary leaves fall off, and the plant gives up. Success rate to mature plant is very low. I've tried 3 varieties of tomatoes, same results each time. -- Jonny |
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Tomato seedlings
Sounds like not enough heat and sunshine/light.
"Jonny" wrote in message link.net... Am I the only one in the world who has trouble getting tomatoes beyond the seedling stages? They grow fine from seed. Sprout their first seedling leaves as they push out of the ground. Then just kinda sit there for almost two weeks before the next set of leaves start pushing out of the plant. In the meantime, some may just limp over. Some extend there stems too long to support its own weight. A stiff wind just knocks them down in some cases. Some take to long to develop the 2nd set of leaves, the primary leaves fall off, and the plant gives up. Success rate to mature plant is very low. I've tried 3 varieties of tomatoes, same results each time. -- Jonny |
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Tomato seedlings
I agree with Cliff. You may also be experiencing damping off. If you water
too much, the plants will develop a fungus that causes the stem right at the base to rot. the plant then just falls over. Check the plants for damping off. JEM "Jonny" wrote in message link.net... Am I the only one in the world who has trouble getting tomatoes beyond the seedling stages? They grow fine from seed. Sprout their first seedling leaves as they push out of the ground. Then just kinda sit there for almost two weeks before the next set of leaves start pushing out of the plant. In the meantime, some may just limp over. Some extend there stems too long to support its own weight. A stiff wind just knocks them down in some cases. Some take to long to develop the 2nd set of leaves, the primary leaves fall off, and the plant gives up. Success rate to mature plant is very low. I've tried 3 varieties of tomatoes, same results each time. -- Jonny |
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