Seems I may have lost them all

[SarzWix]

Is it only the ones on the windowsills that have drooped? Did you repot them before or after drooping? Are the ones under the lights still okay or are they suffering too?

If it's all of them, I'd question the compost. If it's just the ones on one window-sill, I'd say it's temperature - either they've gotten too hot and fried or too cold. If you repotted them and then they drooped, either too big a pot and the roots suffered from being in too much cold, wet compost, or, the compost is suspect. I'm thinking most likely is cold - growing under lights promotes soft growth and the cold window-sill would have been a shock. Bring the survivors off the sills for a day or so and then only put them back in the daytime for a week or so. x

[VirginVegGrower]

It's a funny year for me tomato wise. I've not struggled with peppers but my tomatoes have taken ages to germinate and I've had a few runty looking ones.

[chris]

Are you going to RHS Cardiff Darcy? I might have a couple of ones that need re-potting. They were my trail ones crown w/o lights - can't remember when sown, but I think they're a bit leggy (not a problem in the grand scheme of things).

[roitelet]

Are they behind the curtains at night? If so it's cold that has caused this. Always remove them from the window sills before closing the curtains.

[darcyvuqua]

I have spent most of the day repotting and generally worrying over the plants I used multi purpose the compost that I had used did not seem right when I was repotting so as its varied along the line think I may have had a dodgy bag and they had maybe caught a chill too some that I have changed the compost on look different already have them a good water with weak Epsom salts too try to perk them up let's just hope I will not bin them until they keel over!!

It's like having millions of wilting children lol

[rustylady]

No no VC I only spray the soil and I water the tray every Sunday I only spray the ones under the lights as they dry up quite quick

Darcy, you shouldn't water every Sunday, you should water when the plants need it.

[Shroomy]

If it helps for future This Year for the first time i have used Choir pots that B&Q were selling cheap
Sowed the seeds in these and when the roots were busting out i pottedup into 4" pots and watered with warm water and seaweed food once a week and my chillis are the best plants i have ever grown in many years of growing All are on the window sill And always watered from the bottom .
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[darcyvuqua]

Sorry RL I'm talking army terms lol every Sunday means religiously as in I check them every day if they need watering I give the tray some water I always bottom water the only thing I spray are the plants under the lights and when I think they need a water I water from the bottom I only spray as I have seen lots of videos on YouTube advising to spray the top of the soil under the lights.

Need to stop thinking everyone will understand the silly cliches I've picked up over the years lol

[lottie dolly]

so far this year,i have not fared to well myself,just don't give up,

[Alison]

I always germinate my chillies and tomatoes in propogators in our utility room but it gets a bit congested so things get moved to the conservatory. I've discovered over the years that the chillies love it in there but the toms hate it, I lost loads one year, all of them curling up as you describe but the ones which had remained in the utility room were fine. I think that got scorched a bit much when the plants were too young to cope. I now make sure that the toms are kept in the utility room until they can go to the greenhouse (about August this year by the looks of it......) where they're grown on until planting out. I've never done much analysis on it but learn from experience what does well and where and sometimes (sadly) you have to live with it. Oh and I don't water very much at all, if anything underwatering but that is more laziness than by design.

[veggiechicken]

Sorry RL I'm talking army terms lol every Sunday means religiously as in

Do you use holy water?

[Snadger]

Do you use holy water?

Would it be blasphemus to hope for a resurrection then?

Sorry to appear flippant darcy......................

[Potstubsdustbins]

Do you use holy water?

Sort of, well the army navy and airforce can walk on water, just ask the politico's

Potty

[Feral007]

Welll hope you got a laugh out of those last few posts Darcy. And hope your plants are livening up. Reminds me I'd best get outside and water my seedlings.