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Tomato plant

mumreymumrey Posts: 61
in Fruit & veg
My tomato (Gardeners Delight) in greenhouse the growth looks stunted

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    It maybe got cold? If it did it should bounce back in a week or two, if the present cold snap doesn't finish it off.
  • mumreymumrey Posts: 61
    Thankyou, I live in the south of England at the moment and it’s very hot, I wondered if it’s too hot
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Sustained temps above 30C will cause them to pause.
    Same below 13C
    and there are some chilly nights on the way early next week
    From what I can see they look good

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • mumreymumrey Posts: 61
    Ok, thankyou, will they recover?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    They should be ok, they look fine atm, but some chilly nights due next week.
    I sow seed on 10th March each year, and they are usually ready to plant in the greenhouse late May, but this year the high temps have made them grow realy fast and I had to plant them out a couple of days ago.
    Fortunately I have a tubular heater that I've laid between them which I hope will keep them warm enough for the next few nights.
    If you have some fleece, you could drape it over them



    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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