Poorly toms

[mandyballantyne]

Hi All,

I have some poorly looking toms, can you help please?

They are growing well and look strong but are very pale When the leaves emerge they are the normal green but soon after become very washed out looking.

They have been potted on, watered from the bottom and are in an unheated greenhouse. It has been warm here so I have had the vents etc opened for ventelation.

I am using the same compost I have used for everything else and nothing else is suffering.

I have Shirley, sub artic, money maker and they are all the same.

I was tempted to give them a feed but they are still small with no flowers etc.

Thanks, Mandy

[The Nichols']

Some of mine are looking the same and I've been letting them out in the sun with the nice weather we've been having.

Strangely enough, I think they've been getting too much sun which has caused the leaves to become discoloured.

I only have one of those mini-greenhouses and with high winds, the plastic cover tore so I bought them indoors and, without thinking because it was pouring with rain and I got soaked, left them where there is very little daylight, let alone sunlight.

36 hours later and the leaves had greened up and looks like what I'd say a normal tomato plant should look like.

[gojiberry]

If they aren't growing well then give them a weak feed and see if it does any good. Some composts do not have much in the way of nutrients and they can soon become depleated.

Ian

[Flummery]

Mine looked a bit sickly last week. They had been in their pots for quite some time so I gave them a weak seaweed feed. Did the trick.

[mandyballantyne]

Thanks everyone, will try a weak feed on them.

Mandy

[roitelet]

Could also be a magnesium defficiency which can be cured by spraying with Epson Salts, 3oz to the gallon, if the weak feed doesn't work.