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Weird stuff growing with my tomato seedlings

RottenSproutRottenSprout Posts: 28
in Fruit & veg
Help! What is this please?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    they look very wet, probably fungal. I'd let them dry out a bit


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Looks like it.
    I agree, the compost/soil looks terribly wet. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • RottenSproutRottenSprout Posts: 28
    OK thanks. Will they be OK if I just leave them or should I try to repot them in fresh compost? 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Let them dry out a bit more before watering. It's far better for tomatoes anyway.
    Probably be ok as they are, but when you  pot them on, perhaps use something more free draining  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    if the roots have filled that pot and will hold together you could pot on into the mix Fairy suggested and not water, the dry compost will absorb some of the water, put them in deeper as well and they will root further up the stem


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes- that's a good idea @nutcutlet - they'd need no extra water if that's done.
    Always difficult to know when it's only a photo we can see  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • RottenSproutRottenSprout Posts: 28
    Thanks both. They’re still pretty small so don’t really need potting on yet, I don’t think. I’ve scraped some of the gross bits off and added some fresh compost but the problem is all the compost I’ve bought from the garden centre this year seems pretty damp already (as in damp when I bought it, I’ve kept it all under cover) so I’ve basically replaced the damp compost with, er, damp compost. I did water them this morning as we’d been away for a few days for Easter but maybe they didn’t need it because of the residual damp. Lesson learned!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's a continuing problem for many folk @RottenSprout - wet, heavy compost.
    I tend to use old compost for sowing seed, unless any new stuff I get is really decent.
    It can be worth sieving it too. A pain when it's wet though, as that's very hard to sift.

    I've been doing a load of old stuff for seed I still have to sow, sometimes mixed with new, and keeping it in a tub in the shed or my storage box. The old stuff has perlite or grit in it too, which is useful.

    I'd just be happy if my toms would germinate though  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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