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Stunted Veg
jpbilke
Posts: 12
in Fruit & veg
Hello!
I am fairly new to Gardening/Veg etc and only been at it for a year or so since getting our own place.
Last year I built my own raised bed with multiple plots but I was donated established summer plants or bought them from the garden centre.
This year i'm growing everything from seed. I've got 3 tomato plants which look pretty healthy and are going in the ground on Saturday along with a couple of Butternut Squashes but i'm having a few issue elsewhere.
I think either my compost quality wasn't great or i've been over watering because I have one tomato plant that just won't dry out - the soil is completely soaked and today I attempted to repot it and unclog the root system as best I could.
I wondered how likely it is it will recover? It basically stopped growing after it's last re potting whilst it's brothers and sisters shot up like no tomorrow!
Also Cucumbers...I tried to start hardening these off but again I think I over watered and the leaves completely wilted. I picked the leaves off and have eased off the watering but again they haven't really grown since repotting( similar to tomato). Soil seems to have dried out a bit and i've put out in the sun today. Are these a lost cause?
Basically Tommy and the Cucumbers all look like healthy plants now but aren't growing. We have had a colder snap after that really hot week - can Veg stall and then kick on again when the conditions are right or should I start planting some back ups whilst I have time?
My other question is how early can I plant out Runner beans? Again - I have 2 that have shot up and I'm worried one in particular is a bit leggy - I'd say it's nearly 30cm high and I only planted it a few weeks ago!
I will attach some pictures from my phone if that helps.
Thanks!
I am fairly new to Gardening/Veg etc and only been at it for a year or so since getting our own place.
Last year I built my own raised bed with multiple plots but I was donated established summer plants or bought them from the garden centre.
This year i'm growing everything from seed. I've got 3 tomato plants which look pretty healthy and are going in the ground on Saturday along with a couple of Butternut Squashes but i'm having a few issue elsewhere.
I think either my compost quality wasn't great or i've been over watering because I have one tomato plant that just won't dry out - the soil is completely soaked and today I attempted to repot it and unclog the root system as best I could.
I wondered how likely it is it will recover? It basically stopped growing after it's last re potting whilst it's brothers and sisters shot up like no tomorrow!
Also Cucumbers...I tried to start hardening these off but again I think I over watered and the leaves completely wilted. I picked the leaves off and have eased off the watering but again they haven't really grown since repotting( similar to tomato). Soil seems to have dried out a bit and i've put out in the sun today. Are these a lost cause?
Basically Tommy and the Cucumbers all look like healthy plants now but aren't growing. We have had a colder snap after that really hot week - can Veg stall and then kick on again when the conditions are right or should I start planting some back ups whilst I have time?
My other question is how early can I plant out Runner beans? Again - I have 2 that have shot up and I'm worried one in particular is a bit leggy - I'd say it's nearly 30cm high and I only planted it a few weeks ago!
I will attach some pictures from my phone if that helps.
Thanks!
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Forecast was frost last night ,( we didn't get one) and again tonight
I will keep the cucumbers and the stunted tomatoes inside for another week then and reconsider planting the rest just yet. Thanks