Miserable toms

[Nik]

I planted my first toms in January and now some of them are looking pretty sorry for themselves. Here's the most pathetic one.



What is wrong with him - is it simply because he was started too early? He's been on a windowsill which probabably gets full sun for two or three hours a day (when there is any sun, of course) and well watered. Can't remember the variety - some kind of cherry I think.

[zazen999]

Drowned i think - that compost looks very wet indeed.

[taff]

it doesn't look like it got much past two leaf stage, but I can't tell what size pot you've got it in, nothing to compare for scale. I think you'll have to sow more

[Hillwalker]

Got to agree, it looks as if they've been overwatered. Is that mould in the black pot?

This link may be useful: How to Rescue an Overwatered Plant: 5 Steps to Take to Save a Waterlogged Houseplant

[rustylady]

Overwatered, and too big a pot for such a tiny plant

[Nik]

So too much love can kill...

[taff]

think of them as pigs. You can look after them and enjoy them for a bit, but then you have to be strong and eat them.
or something....

[zazen999]

So too much love can kill...

If you ask two-sheds nicely, she will no doubt give you a run down on watering plants.

[rustylady]

If you ask two-sheds nicely, she will no doubt give you a run down on watering plants.

Which will probably be only water them when they are dry!!!

[Florence Fennel]

Which will probably be only water them when they are dry!!!

....and certainly only from the bottom. I can't see that your plants are standing on saucers or anything, so I'm assuming you watered them from the top.

[Two_Sheds]

Nik, just wondering ... why did you water them so much?

[bramble]

Because its a common fault when beginning to grow things, as in "if its well watered it won't die"

[Potstubsdustbins]

I think it is something most have done at some time or an other I certainly hold my hands up.

Colin

[JamesM]

I did it last year with toms- combined error of buying cheap pots and forgetting to make sure there were enough holes in the base plus overwatering. Plenty of time to bung another load in

[ugley_matt]

Hmmm i think i overwater far too much then as this usually happens to me as well.

How do you water from below, by having the pots in a tray and fill that with water?

When would you water? When the top looks dry?