overwatered tomatoes

[taff]

They were overwatered by quite a few buckets full, I've emptied out as much as I can with the aid of a trusty plastic tub, there's an inch or two in the bottom I can't get to.
Is there any reason to expect them to perk back up again once they dry sufficiently or are they done for?
They've been like this yesterday and today, but it hasn't been particularly sunny.
[asking if they're done for because of they are, I'll stick something else in the tank so not to waste it]
apologies for slightly blurry pic, cameras not very good...

[zazen999]

Sponge it out.

[bridget mc laughlin]

I think that it may pery up a bit if you get some really good heat

[crazii_c]

fingers crossed!

[SarzWix]

It depends if the roots have all rotted or not, only time will tell!

How did it happen? And is it likely to happen again? Might be worth taking some soil out and replacing it with dry, if you can, and also cover the surface with a piece of plastic if it's rain that's getting in there.

[Snadger]

Plants go through two stages under stress.......wilting point (which they do recover from) and permanent wilting point, which they don't.

Hopefully yours are at the first stage?

[rustylady]

Hope they recover, but this really does show the importance of drainage. Is there any way you can make a hole in the tank near the bottom?

[taff]

It happened because the person whose polytunnel it has an aquatics business, and when he's filling up the outside tanks, or working on those and he puts the hosepipe on, rather than go and switch it off at the other end of the tunnel, he'll put it in a tank or bed so as not to waste it. Commendable, but not in my tomatoes!!!
They're his waterproof [] tanks, so I can't really put holes in them. I'm fairly careful about how much they get, and stick my hand in them, he's not exactly a gardener, so isn't. I left a note this time to ask whoever it was to check next time...
To be honest, I'm not holding out much hope, the foliage hasn't perked up much since Sunday, although I'll go and look again today, armed with a sponge

[Florence Fennel]

I overwatered one of my plants (in a large flower bucket) because I forgot to put drainage holes in the bottom. It's also been blown over a couple of times (not as much as my other plants because that's how I found out it had no holes in the bottom, it stood up when the others fell). Amazingly, although it has no leaves and the stem looks poorly, it has tomatoes, so don't despair just yet!!

[taff]

I wouldn't mind florence, but they are dripping with tigerella tomatoes, I've never tasted them and was really looking forward to them