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Too much fertlizer maybe?

CollareddoveCollareddove Posts: 173
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Really disappointe that the healthy tomato plants (Gardeners Delight) I have been nurturing over a number of weeks look like the attached photo a couple of days after planting out in the greenhouse; this is the worst affected but all plants are affected to some degree.  I know it looks like aminocloparid poisoning but I think not - we have had experience of this a few years ago in the poly tunnel and are now extra cautious about what we add to the soil.

I put a small handful of blood fish and bone in the planting hole and wonder if this could be the culprit.  I cannot remember but I think i usually do add blood fish and bone into the planting hole but maybe I'm mis-remembering.

I guess i shall have to remove all the soil and compost before daring to replant?  i really do look forward to tomatoes each year...
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    The soil looks very dry.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    Was it attached to it's support before it went over? Perhaps it has been too hot in the GH and not enough ventilation? The soil does look dry.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    BFB is usually used as a general slow release fertiliser so I don't think it has affected your toms as such.
    The soil make up as shown in your pic doesn't look particularly conducive to growing tomato plants but you don't mention what you are using?  A bit on the dry side too ?
  • CollareddoveCollareddove Posts: 173
    No, soil not too dry, been watered very well  for days before planting. Photo is misleading.  We grow tomatoes in the greenhouse every year, digging out one side of the greenhouse one year and replacing with garden soil+ homemade compost.  The other side has compost dug into existing soil. 

    We've always had an excellent crop of tomatoes so our usual system works well, which is why this year is so disappointing.



  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Certainly sounds as if you have created the ideal conditions which have obviously worked in the past.  Weather patterns a bit different this year but fingers crossed that your plants pick up and give you a good harvest  :)
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    The plant shown looks absolutely fine to me, just wilted a bit after being transplanted. That is absolutely my normal experience. It has been unusually warm in the UK of late, I’ve just come back from the north of England and it was hotter there here in Spain! If it has been the case in your area too, they will perk up again in a few days.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I was thinking it could have been too cold! It's been remarkably chilly for the time of year in this part of the UK (except for a couple of isolated days, last Saturday and the Saturday before) and down into single figures C overnight. My outside tomatoes seem to be coping though, I swear they're growing an inch every day.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Nollie said:
    The plant shown looks absolutely fine to me, just wilted a bit after being transplanted. That is absolutely my normal experience. It has been unusually warm in the UK of late, I’ve just come back from the north of England and it was hotter there here in Spain! If it has been the case in your area too, they will perk up again in a few days.
    Again, location makes a big difference.  The persistent chilly NE wind ( unusual here in the SW UK ) has held things back somewhat. 
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I agree, Philippa, location is key and I don’t know where the OP is. That’s why I said ‘If it [hot weather] has been the case in your area too’ 😊 They are also in a greenhouse where even a few degrees higher temp can cause overheating. As Jenny says, it could also be because it’s been too cold, especially at night.

    I hope they do perk up for you, collareddove.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Yes, sorry @Nollie I wasn't disagreeing by any means - just trying to point out that the weather is a huge factor.  Whilst we have had plenty of sun here, this NE wind has also reduced the GH temps to a degree.
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