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I'm in hot, humid Georgia and have a Green Zebra that is thriving in my amended clay soil (in ground). It is just starting to flower and set fruit-shows no sign of disease. I don't know much about your soil there though or your composting habits...??
In any case, mine is doing really well in the ground so far. I actually wish I planted more of them.
Oh, and nitrogen fertilizer is usually a bad idea before you get your first fruit set. A lot of tomato experts say to fertilize mid-season after you've gotten a bit of fruit to spur on more growth.
Hope this helps.

Looks like bacterial speck to me. Check out this link:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/tomato-problem-solver/leaves/bacterial-speck/


Transplant/root shock will hold them back for a while, it depends on how bad the root structure was. Another sign of transplants with bad root structure is having plants wilt in the heat of the day, then perking back up at night.
But i agree with what everyone posted above, lack of oxygen flow in a compacted potting medium will stop plants from growing. It needs to be a potting type mix. They may linger in their stunted form for a while, put out a few "survival" tomatoes, then yellow up and die a few weeks ahead of your other tomato plants.
Hopefully that's not the case, but two weeks without growing is a long time imho.

Here's picture of my black plums. They are still green. They are egg shaped, and this is normal. Little bit larger than a quarter.
The second picture is a picture of sungold cherry tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes are smaller than a Quarter.
I planted them on April 1st.


Thanks for all the feedback. If it's not really a Black Cherry I guess that would explain the elongation. And it was a Bonnie. It's not very tasty, and has a thick skin. Anyway, here's a shot for scale:

I plan to pull it and replace with another, maybe real, Black Cherry.

Have no idea what the "crap" you refer to is or even what Bonnie little green jug is. If it is a fertilizer it sure isn't a commonly used one. But the problem isn't the fertilizers but applying it to seedlings as you did.
Plants need feeding, seedlings need little to none and when given some it has to be very well diluted down from full strength.
Odds are it will recover in time tho you may lose those leaves. Flush the container out with pure water to force most of it to drain out of the pot.
Dave

All of those things would prefer their own pot because of the different needs they have. The tomato looks like it might recover and grow if given it's very own, larger (perhaps much larger depending on variety) container. Soon. It also looks like maybe it has had too much water recently. Cheers!

Hi Mr. Beno, Growing some in containers was an excellent decision this year. They will do fine......almost impossible to overwater, and they will keep draining well with only minimal problems.
This post was edited by edweather on Wed, Jun 12, 13 at 20:11





I kind of like the funky shaped tomatoes that come from these type of blossoms. Maybe not so great for the market, but I think they often have their own beauty.
Dig something ugly, man!
I've heard you shouldn't save seed from them though since they're easier for the pollinators to get into (and therefore cross pollinate).




Do you guys think that compost tea would help the soil (in the fall once I harvest what I can). I also love the top to bottom fix, which I will do! IT's a great solution.
Also I've transplanted some of the plants into containers. I hope they make it.
I did a basic soil test and it read the soil at 6.5. I will have to get a more comprehensive one done but for now it's what i have.
Phytophthora. Search it up. It's a horrible viral condition that occurs when you have poor drainage as you do. I built my raised bed where water collects and found out that some of my plants were extremely stunted, yellow and diseased. I pulled one up and the roots were brown and very unhealthy. If you pull one out and look at the roots, you'll definitely be able to tell. But judging from your first picture of the tomato, phytophthora is definitely a possibility.