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| mom is out of the country for the week and I am in charge of the tomato plants. I know noooothing about gardening and I need some help. I am noticing the leaves getting a little curled at the ends like in the picture. I not knowing what I was doing watered them two days In a row and used probably a gallon the first day and possibly more than that the second. the plants are planted in the ground in a patch about 2 feet wide by 5 feet tall and there's 3 or 4 tomato plants from what I can see. we hand water them because our hose system doesn't work. last watering was yesterday morning and its starting to get a little chilly at night and early morning. so all that being said -- what do I do?! thanks in advance! |
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| Did she leave any instructions :-) The plants look good from what I can see. I wouldn't water anymore unless the ground is dry. |
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- Posted by actomatoes (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 8:38
| Edweather: Sadly, she had to leave on very short notice and didn't have time to leave any instructions besides "water at least every other day". I was just concerned because they didn't look like that when she left. That leaf wasn't all wilted until late yesterday or early this morning and of course there are a bunch more like it. The ground looks and feels as if it has moisture in it but it's not overly moist or damp -- so I suppose it's adequately watered for now. |
This post was edited by actomatoes on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 9:01
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| Just so you know, underwatering a little won't hurt them. You'll see the whole plant drooping a little, and as soon as you water them they'll perk up in 10 min. |
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- Posted by actomatoes none (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 12:01
| the soil seemed dry but I made the judgment that the plant's stems were firm and not mushy and from what I am reading that means they were probably under watered. I poured about a gallon for every patch of dry soil across that 2 by 5 foot patch totaling about four gallons of water. when I was done the soil had puddles of water and I checked the soil just a few minutes ago and it was still nice and wet. its been five hours since I watered it and it doesn't look super perky, but it also hasn't wilted any more and in fact seems to have perked up just a tiny bit. here's to hoping I did it right! |
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| First off, Those plants look about normal. Best judge to water or not to water is your index finger. Go about an inch or two down. If feels almost dry, then water. AND you did the right thing. One gallon per plant will be enough. One time slightly over or under watering is not going to hurt anything. |
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