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Mon, May 26, 14 at 14:48
| I am a first time box gardener. I started all of my tomatoes March 30th in organic starting mix for transplanting this Memorial Day weekend. They seemed to have started out ok. They got leaves quickly. Then I believe I should have repotted then but got sick for almost a month and I did not. The stems and leaves of all the seedlings turned purple. I fertilized 5 days ago with Neptune's Harvest fish and seaweed fertilizer and the seedlings seemed to have a growth spurt but not too much and the color is still purple. They are between 3-4 inches tall. I hardened them off and popped them into the beds yesterday. I planted the stem down into the soil because I read that is good for strong rooting. Can my plants come back from their small and purple state now that the are in the bed? I was thinking about fertilizing again in a few days. I would like to buy seedlings from the garden store if these don't seem salvageable but I'm just not sure and I would hate to have wasted the effort. Any easy tips would be appreciated. |
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| They were 3-4" tall before you repotted them? Or 3-4" tall when you put them in the ground? I'm not so worried about the color as the size. I started mine March 29, am hardening them off now and while they are too leggy (tall) even the ones I started April 6 are much larger than yours. How many pairs of true leaves did yours have before you planted them - did you strip any off to bury deep? I'm afraid they might have been stunted and you might be better off buying some larger (6-8" tall with 3 pairs of leaves or more) transplants from a nursery. What varieties did you start - anything unusual/hard to find? |
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| The only leaves you see are the leaves that grew. They were just 3-4 inches before going into the ground. The varieties are not hard to find I don't think. San Marzano, Brandywine, Yellow pear and Roma. Sounds like I should save time and just get some plants. Thanks much for your feedback! |
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