All My Questions - you have been warned!

[Chitfaced]

Hi Everyone

I'm new here and new to gardening really. I'm just trying a few things out this year and have a few questions if anyone has time to help?

1. My young tomato plant has lots of flowers but they've started drying up. The plant is currently in the conservatory and the temperature soars during the day, especially this week. Too hot?
2. I have planted three varieties of potatoes and two of them, Nadines and Nicolas had long white sprouts on them when I planted them. I thought that was a good thing but have read somewhere that it's not. Do you think they will still be OK as I don't want to dig them up again!!
3. Also the Nicolas had patches of white on them almost like chalk or mould... do you think they are diseased?
4. My little chilli plant seedlings were doing really well and have now started going brown and wilting. Again, too hot? How can I save them? I've tried chilli food.

I think that's all for now. Loving this weather and spying on all my neighbours from the upstairs windows to see what they're doing in their own gardens!

[SarzWix]

Hi there Welcome to the Vine

Tomatoes - yes probably too hot. Try and keep the temperature below 39c, and also the plants out of the hot, middle-of-the-day sun. Best way to do both is to put some shading up. If it's in your conservatory, you probably won't want green shade netting, so maybe some voile or net curtains?

Chillis - if the plants are only little, and not flowering, they don't need feeding. Also, they don't like to sit in very wet compost, let them dry out a little and water in the morning rather than at night. Also, same as tomatoes as regards temperature, although they're a little bit more tolerant to heat.

Potatoes, don't worry about the white shoots, they aren't ideal, but will probably grow okay anyway. The white stuff, I have no idea... Cross your fingers?!

[Two_Sheds]

You can put your toms & chillies outside on a warm sunny day. Bring them back indoors when the day cools though, and definitely before nightfall

[Glutton4...]

Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse! I'm no help, as I still have my gardening 'L' plates, but you'll always get great advice on the 'Vine!

[Mantha81]

I moved my chillie seedlings into the greenhouse a few weeks back and they started to get brown / yellowing leaves. I put a drop of tomatorite in the water and they are growing wonderfully well at present.

[Chitfaced]

Thanks for all your advice. Got up earlier than usual this morning to ensure chilli and tom plants were put outside before it gets too hot.