Struggling Seedlings
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My Seedlings!!!!!!!
.....have shrivelled in my absence!
How much water do tomatoes need? Is it lots? Must the soil always be damp?
I think I dried them out!
Will they recover if I water them? The leaves have shrunk...
I'm a bad mother! This sucks - I was getting on so well and was so excited about growing things..
.....have shrivelled in my absence!
How much water do tomatoes need? Is it lots? Must the soil always be damp?
I think I dried them out!
Will they recover if I water them? The leaves have shrunk...
I'm a bad mother! This sucks - I was getting on so well and was so excited about growing things..
northernhord
Active Member
hi aqua
I dont know if you have any poundland cheap shops near where you live, they are selling 5ft long cloches, they are fuckin great theyve really up my seeds come up in the cold north of england
I dont know if you have any poundland cheap shops near where you live, they are selling 5ft long cloches, they are fuckin great theyve really up my seeds come up in the cold north of england
aqua
made of cheese and gin
PieEye said:.....have shrivelled in my absence!
How much water do tomatoes need? Is it lots? Must the soil always be damp?
I think I dried them out!
Will they recover if I water them? The leaves have shrunk...
I'm a bad mother! This sucks - I was getting on so well and was so excited about growing things..
thats what happened to me too but heat got mine
how are they now?
Buggered - I watered them yesterday but I don't know if the leaves will recover and no leaves = no plant surely?
One or two have survived but because I've never done this before I don't know if I was watering too much or too little or if it was something else
There's no heating on at home and they've been out of their plastic bags for a couple of weeks
One or two have survived but because I've never done this before I don't know if I was watering too much or too little or if it was something else
There's no heating on at home and they've been out of their plastic bags for a couple of weeks
aqua
made of cheese and gin
they are quite resiliant little things so don't give up hope just yet - if their stems are still thick then you'll be OK 
if they have gone all thin and weedy then they're beyond hope (which is what happened to mine - the capillaries give up too much)
as for watering they should be damp but not wet, if your house isn't heated you don't need to water too often but if its in direct sunlight you need to keep an eye on them
I've had to re-sow nearly everything and its hacked me right off - its supposed to be fucking warm and sunny now 
can you takea piccy?
if they have gone all thin and weedy then they're beyond hope (which is what happened to mine - the capillaries give up too much)as for watering they should be damp but not wet, if your house isn't heated you don't need to water too often but if its in direct sunlight you need to keep an eye on them
I've had to re-sow nearly everything and its hacked me right off - its supposed to be fucking warm and sunny now
can you takea piccy?
ScallyWag II
New Member
PieEye said:.....have shrivelled in my absence!
How much water do tomatoes need? Is it lots? Must the soil always be damp?
I think I dried them out!
Will they recover if I water them? The leaves have shrunk...
I'm a bad mother! This sucks - I was getting on so well and was so excited about growing things..
If you're away again when they're still in pots, someone gave me a tip once, bung em in tghe bath/sink with really soaked newspaper underneath...might work for a couple of days away hopefully
i've just sown from seed staight outside this year...only spring onions and beetroot so far, and hey presto...the cats, when they go out, have changed their habits of a lifetime (one is a kitten so i can forgive one is nearly 19 so
) and started using those potting troughs as toilets Ok - more in the saga.
Some of the "dead" tomatoes now seem to be sprouting little leaves that look more like leaves are supposed to. Can it be that the baby leaves had to drop off and then the proper one come through??
I'm still nervous about watering now. Do I water everyday? Must the soil always be moist?
I still lost 5/6ths of my tomato crop dammit
Some of the "dead" tomatoes now seem to be sprouting little leaves that look more like leaves are supposed to. Can it be that the baby leaves had to drop off and then the proper one come through??
I'm still nervous about watering now. Do I water everyday? Must the soil always be moist?
I still lost 5/6ths of my tomato crop dammit
aqua
made of cheese and gin
no they shouldn't drop their first leaves but as long as you can see true leaves who cares 
they can be resiliant little critters
as for watering, the soil needs to be damp but not soggy, if they are in direct sun they will dry out faster, they don't like being dry but they don't like soggy feet either
every day is a bit too often for this time of year I think but it totally depends on where you have them and what its like - there isn't a hard and fast rule about it
they can be resiliant little critters
as for watering, the soil needs to be damp but not soggy, if they are in direct sun they will dry out faster, they don't like being dry but they don't like soggy feet either
every day is a bit too often for this time of year I think but it totally depends on where you have them and what its like - there isn't a hard and fast rule about it
trashpony
Hag
PieEye said:Ok - more in the saga.
Some of the "dead" tomatoes now seem to be sprouting little leaves that look more like leaves are supposed to. Can it be that the baby leaves had to drop off and then the proper one come through??
I'm still nervous about watering now. Do I water everyday? Must the soil always be moist?
I still lost 5/6ths of my tomato crop dammit
The little dead leaves don't necessarily drop off but they aren't proper leaves - they're what the seed becomes.
Tomatoes need a lot of water. But wait until the soil feels dry to the touch before you water them - that way you won't overdo it. Don't wait until they start to wilt - that will stress the plant and make it more susceptible to disease.
Once it gets bigger, you're going to have to water every day
Thanks aqua/Trashpony.
I need to get at least one plant to maturity - it's not about the fruit anymore - it's about one woman, against nature 
Chillis aren't moving - 2 little pointy leaves and they just sit there, looking at me. The Teddy Bear sunflowers are doing ok though - I would not label them as "mad" yet mind. The Russian Mammoth shot up to about 7 inches and then died - I think he tired himself out.....
I need to get at least one plant to maturity - it's not about the fruit anymore - it's about one woman, against nature
Chillis aren't moving - 2 little pointy leaves and they just sit there, looking at me. The Teddy Bear sunflowers are doing ok though - I would not label them as "mad" yet mind. The Russian Mammoth shot up to about 7 inches and then died - I think he tired himself out.....
