New to growing your own tomatoes? This is the forum to learn the successful techniques used by seasoned tomato growers. Questions are welcome, too.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: North Carolina
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I've been watering daily after their daily outing, since my index finger (stuck into the transfer cup) is dry past the second knuckle. They're in individual 8 ounce transfer cups, they ALWAYS look dry = even after bottom watering for 30 minutes.
Seedlings have several sets of true leaves and look and smell like miniature tomato plants. Is this the right way?? Is daily watering normal?? Also, some seedlings (I have a few different varieties) have very long seed leaves that are becoming paler than the rest of that seedling. Is this normal???? A symptom of over-watering?? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Definitely keep them moist. Might be time to get them in the ground pretty soon an 8 oz cup cannot hold enough moisture for a tomato plant with several sets of Leaves.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast Kansas
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It's normal for the cotyledons to yellow and fall off.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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I agree, 8 oz. is not much soil and the wind will dry it out quickly. As soon as you finish the hardening off process, get them planted.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: zone 5
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Are you bottom watering? When you water from the top you can get channels that go straight through and does not saturate the whole container. If you bottom water, it seeps up and you know when the top of the container is wet that all the container is wet. I bottom water once a week with half strength neptunes fish and seaweed fertilizer. If there are out there on windy days, drying can be faster and I may water again with just water on those days.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: North Carolina
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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It's a little too early. We're having a very cold weekend coming up. Don't plant just yet, unless you have a way to protect them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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Watering frequency depends a lot on temperature. I water when the container feels light, and hopefully just before the plant starts to wilt. If I can feel any water weight in the flat or container, I try to wait longer before watering.
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