That pic is a little better. 22/27(?):6:12? That's more like it. But still a lot of N for tomatoes.
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.The pot was then put on the tray on the capillary cloth.. now I think it was unlikely that the plants would actually be able to get water from the cloth...unless it grew roots down to it
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Excuse me?!? Then what the bloody hell is the point of the cloth?? It wicks water
into the soil. That mechanism depends not at all on roots.
When I transplant I like to do it with wet mix because it's easier to handle and less likely to send dust up my nose. Then I saturate the pot, partially to make sure that the plant's small root structure has plenty of water to suck on and partly to settle the soil. Then I leave it alone for a while and don't water again until the pot feels light or the leaves show a little distress. THEN I know where I am in the watering cycle.
NO uncontrolled bottom watering. You MUST have feedback to get the watering right and you've set yourself up for a wing and a prayer, but no feedback. Fail is not to be unexpected.
Edit: I see that the cloth is dry .. now. I seriously doubt that it has been that way for long. Eh?