Were these Tomatoes out to long

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Posted by JeffNicolaysen zone 9 (My Page) on

Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 12:24

Yesterday I found this forum. As reading I started worrying that I put the Tomatoes out too long yesterday. I got home and there were a few brown marks on them. Does it look like they were in the sun too long. And if so do I pull the leaves or just keep letting them grow.

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Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 12:52

There's no need to remove the damaged leaves: there's still plenty of green there to photosynthsize and make energy for your plant.

What you do want to do is to rig up something to shade the plant during the midday sun. (The early and late sun are less intense.)

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Posted by digdirt 6 -7 AR (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 13:02

Yes they were out too long or weren't protected nearly enough. What you see is wind burn and sun scorch.

As missing said, no need to remove the leaves. They will either recover or shrivel and fall off on their own - assuming they don't get over-exposed again. :)

Dave

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Posted by JeffNicolaysen none (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 14:03

Thank you for the responses. That makes me feel better.

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