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Poor Looking Tomato Plants

lynseym9lynseym9 Posts: 11
in Fruit & veg
Hi all,

Can anyone tell me whats wrong with my poor tomato plants. I re potted to a bigger pot last week and this week they've went like this.  They've been living in my greenhouse.  Living in South Lanarkshire Scotland if that makes any difference. I have brought them back into the house today.

Thank you for reading.
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  • lynseym9lynseym9 Posts: 11
    Thanks for your reply pansyface

    Can they recover from this?
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Tomato plants should be kept in the warm until the night temperatures get to a steady 10c or more. 
    You may still be able to buy a couple from a nursery or garden centre. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • lynseym9lynseym9 Posts: 11
    Thanks @Lyn

    Would they not recover from this?

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’m not so sure they will, if the growing tip is spoilt then  so is the plant.
    I would cut the losses and see it I can get a couple more while the shops still have them.
    I think it’s too late for sowing seeds now.
    Wait and see what others say, but that’s what I would do. I’ve carried passengers for too long, if it doesn’t look good, it’s out😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • lynseym9lynseym9 Posts: 11
    Thanks again. 

    I was gifted another 2 tomato plans on Saturday, they havent made it out the house yet, will be keeping them in till it gets warmer.  Thanks again 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I would say keep then in until the middle of the month at least, keep your eye on your area weather forecast, check the temperatures then just put them out during the day, bring in at nights, do that for about a week or so, then that should be ok. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • lynseym9lynseym9 Posts: 11
    Great advice, thank you again @Lyn
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    You might get side shoots growing out from the leaf joints - if so you could train one up as a new leader - but I wouldn't bet on it.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Linsey, do you know the name of the plants as they are grown differently, some you keep one long leader stalk and pinch out any little side shoots,  others you leave side shoots on and leave them to do their own thing, 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • mrtjformanmrtjforman Posts: 331
    those plants have been burnt. Either frost burn, nutrient burn or sun burn.

    Only you will know which one most likely. Did your house/conservatory turn into the north pole this week as other are suggesting?

    Or did you pot them up into ready fertilized multi purpose compost or  did they experience one long day in the sun magnified behind a window?
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