NO none of them had been outside, i didnt put any outside until this had happened. They was all inside until this had already happened then i put half outside and kept half in, but none of them did well, loads died and none have got any bigger.
I Have got more seeds so will try again with the perpetual spinich, i had the spinich in large pots in a cold frame and thought it was doing well until today, could something be eating it, it has gone transparent.
My best guess is that they've had too little light initially, which they really need, and have become weakened by trying to get more - becoming etiolated. When they're young and vulnerable, a change in temp can make them droop, so even having them outside at all won't have helped. If you've been growing a lot of them, especially in a confined space, they may well have been weak already and lacking nutrients. You shouldn't have had lots of them dying. Lightly watered with plenty of ventilation and warmth, most tomato plants grow very easily. Have you been feeding them? They don't need that either - that can do more harm than good.
I still think they look very wet. That can be as damaging as being too dry, but they cope with, and recover from, dry conditions far better than soaking ones. I wouldn't use those cup things either - get some decent plastic pots to grow them in
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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NO none of them had been outside, i didnt put any outside until this had happened. They was all inside until this had already happened then i put half outside and kept half in, but none of them did well, loads died and none have got any bigger.
I Have got more seeds so will try again with the perpetual spinich, i had the spinich in large pots in a cold frame and thought it was doing well until today, could something be eating it, it has gone transparent.
My best guess is that they've had too little light initially, which they really need, and have become weakened by trying to get more - becoming etiolated. When they're young and vulnerable, a change in temp can make them droop, so even having them outside at all won't have helped. If you've been growing a lot of them, especially in a confined space, they may well have been weak already and lacking nutrients. You shouldn't have had lots of them dying. Lightly watered with plenty of ventilation and warmth, most tomato plants grow very easily. Have you been feeding them? They don't need that either - that can do more harm than good.
I still think they look very wet. That can be as damaging as being too dry, but they cope with, and recover from, dry conditions far better than soaking ones. I wouldn't use those cup things either - get some decent plastic pots to grow them in
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...