wilting tomatoes
the tops seem to be wilting a bit...the GH is transparent polycarbonate, it
gets sun all day until around 3pm. The soil was *very* dry prior to me planting them in there, I mean it was like dust, even a foot down, although I did leave the hosepipe running in there for a few hours before planting them out (about 6 weeks ago), they are now 5ft high and the top 100mm has flopped...I've given them a good dousing today with the hosepipe over a hook on fine spray for about 4 hours...does anyone think I may need some shading or is it water? - the poly isn't totally see-through. also some of the flower trusses have turned black and dropped off before flowering properly, is there some disease afoot here? - there were toms in there last year but I didn't disinfect this spring. |
wilting tomatoes
Phil L wrote: the tops seem to be wilting a bit...the GH is transparent polycarbonate, it gets sun all day until around 3pm. The soil was *very* dry prior to me planting them in there, I mean it was like dust, even a foot down, although I did leave the hosepipe running in there for a few hours before planting them out (about 6 weeks ago), they are now 5ft high and the top 100mm has flopped...I've given them a good dousing today with the hosepipe over a hook on fine spray for about 4 hours...does anyone think I may need some shading or is it water? - the poly isn't totally see-through. also some of the flower trusses have turned black and dropped off before flowering properly, is there some disease afoot here? - there were toms in there last year but I didn't disinfect this spring. Shading might well help, but it is just likely to be the heat at the moment, and that the root system can't get enough water to the top of the plant, as long as the soil is wet then it shouldn't be a problem. I've got the same problem here outdoors, every morning my morning glory start to wilt while the sun is on them, it starts at the top and eventually all the leaves wilt; as the sun dets round and they get into shade then they come back and the leaves are OK, outdoor toms are ok, but they are only about 4' high, morning glory is about 8'. Temps are getting to 37 - 38 degrees every day now so I'm not surprised, and my toms are just ripening in the Spanish sunshine, they are certainly a talking point with the neighbours, even though there are several nationalities here; gardening seems to be a universal language, and as my toms are on the patio at the frot, they are getting watched as they ripen, in fact one set of spanish neighbours gave me some gardeners delight type tom plants for my terrace! so I think we are now accepted. |
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