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BlackThumb · June 9, 2010

Here is a photo three hours later.

As bad as it looks I think it's been this bad before and has recovered.

I think perhaps the container is too small for the plant and that may be causing the wilt. Last year I had tomato plants in 4 gallon containers and during a hot bright day they had a little bit of wilt during the midday; and they recovered overnight. This year I'm using 10 gallon containers and the tomatoes are doing much better and have nearly no midday wilt and require less frequent watering.

Since it is not a characteristic of Borage to wilt in the midday, it must be something else. Perhaps the container size or the aphids.

I may try transplanting it to a larger container. Right now I think it's in about a half half-gallon or a quart container, I may transplant it to a 4 gallon container. IIRC Borage doesn't do well when transplanting.

Thanks kath

June 9, 2010	#3
BlackThumb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SW Ohio USA Posts: 13	Here is a photo three hours later. As bad as it looks I think it's been this bad before and has recovered. I think perhaps the container is too small for the plant and that may be causing the wilt. Last year I had tomato plants in 4 gallon containers and during a hot bright day they had a little bit of wilt during the midday; and they recovered overnight. This year I'm using 10 gallon containers and the tomatoes are doing much better and have nearly no midday wilt and require less frequent watering. Since it is not a characteristic of Borage to wilt in the midday, it must be something else. Perhaps the container size or the aphids. I may try transplanting it to a larger container. Right now I think it's in about a half half-gallon or a quart container, I may transplant it to a 4 gallon container. IIRC Borage doesn't do well when transplanting. Thanks kath