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| Last year I used pots for 70 plants and was spending a lot of time watering so this year I built raised beds with a drip system. I was late getting my seeds going and may have rushed my transplants but many plants are fine but I also have a lot of yellowing and purple stems and stunted growth after a short 2 days in the 40's. I have attached a pic but I think I may have waterlogged my plants not being used to soil and out of pots. Please help if there is something else going on |
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| 2 days in the 40s can do a lot of damage to tomato plants if they weren't covered. In time they may recover but depending on the type of plant they may remain stunted. Your soil appears to have a great deal of wood chips in it so there may be some nitrogen binding going on and you will have to supplement with extra N. Otherwise what have you fed them, added to the bed for nutrients, etc.? The new growth appears basically ok but those older leaves will likely die and fall off. Purpling can be just the result of young plants, cool temps, and poor root development and goies away as the plant matures. But it can also be a symptom - if seen in older growth - of phosphorous deficiency. While P deficiency is relatively rare your soil filler may be low in it. So again a good feeding should help. But I would use a granular side dressing rather than a liquid since since over-watering is already an issue. Hope this helps. Dave |
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