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I took these seedlings outside on Sunday to get a couple hours of outdoor time. They seemed pretty happy. Next weekend is our last frost date, so it is time to start hardening them off.
I have been having a little trouble with my tomato seedlings (and now maybe the peppers too). I think they are malnourished. The tomatoes have lost their bottom leaves, which turned purple. The upper leaves got little brown flecks on them (not wet-looking) that have grown in some cases to large black spots.
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What a shame the rest of the tomatoes all must have gone into the same soil as that one on the left, as they are all doing poorly. I have added fertilizer and am hoping for the best.
Oh, poor tomato plants. Here is some info I found on tomato problems: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/Garden/02949.html
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I couldn't find anything that combined purple leaves, seedlings, and brown/black spots.
Well, if you could have grown those seedlings with sheer will power, I think they would have been as healthy as a horse by now. Too bad we have to rely on sub par soil. On a related note, how can you tell fresh soil? What makes soil go bad?
ReplyDeleteMatty, yes, I know what you mean. I went to a lot of sites and looked at a lot of images. I'm still hoping for a nutrient deficiency. Cross your fingers for me!
ReplyDeleteNicholas, I suspect that this particular container of soil was probably used for another plant a long time ago and I stuck it in the shed rather than compost it like I should have. Used potting soil gets depleted of nutrients, and also the organic particles in the soil start to decompose.
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