Why are my indoor plants doing this

Huntsmcgee · April 13, 2016

Everything was fine with my plants till about a week ago. Over the course of 2-3 days all 4 of my plants 2 separate containers had the bottom leaves dry out and curl up. The steams look great leaves not so much. I don't no if I overwatered I have drain holes or maybe they have a diseases or virus maybe the excessive water made them soak up to much fertilizer I'm not sure. The new leaves seem fine.

Cole_Robbie · April 14, 2016

The plant looks over-fertilized to me. What are you using? If it's a chemical salt fertilizer like Miracle Grow, then you may be experiencing too low of a PH in the soil due to the over fertilization, if that is indeed the problem.

Huntsmcgee · April 14, 2016

I am using mater magic Pellets

Huntsmcgee · April 15, 2016

I just removed a stem that had all its leave get hard older leaves get hard frist can't figure out why

Cole_Robbie · April 15, 2016

I think you used too much fertilizer. I would yank the plants out, dump the media, re-fill it with new media and much less fertilizer, and re-plant.

Huntsmcgee · May 4, 2016

I just wanted to show you guys how hey have held up I think they made it! I almost pulled them up but look at them now

proguy747goose · May 5, 2016

what did you do?

Huntsmcgee · May 5, 2016

Put them outside haha more water to

AlittleSalt · May 5, 2016

They look great.

Many here know correct tomato plant terminology and can correct me. The sections of your plant that looks like a downward growing branch is call leaf (Why, I don't know) Those leaf areas (Not called branches - even though it looks like one) will not produce flowers or tomatoes. They can be pruned to create better air flow. They can actually cause disease when grown outdoors. See the ones touching the surface the container is sitting on? Those are the ones I'm writing about. There are others above that too. They grow downwards.

The branches that grow upwards are the ones that will produce flowers and tomatoes.

I need to learn the terminology, but the general advice is sound.

Huntsmcgee · May 14, 2016

Getting into some production now I'm excited as its my first time growing anything

Huntsmcgee · May 14, 2016

One of the many clusters and first to start.

April 14, 2016	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The plant looks over-fertilized to me. What are you using? If it's a chemical salt fertilizer like Miracle Grow, then you may be experiencing too low of a PH in the soil due to the over fertilization, if that is indeed the problem.

April 14, 2016	#3
Huntsmcgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: North carolina Posts: 17	I am using mater magic Pellets

April 15, 2016	#5
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I think you used too much fertilizer. I would yank the plants out, dump the media, re-fill it with new media and much less fertilizer, and re-plant.

May 5, 2016	#7
proguy747goose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: socal Posts: 9	what did you do?

May 5, 2016	#9
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	They look great. Many here know correct tomato plant terminology and can correct me. The sections of your plant that looks like a downward growing branch is call leaf (Why, I don't know) Those leaf areas (Not called branches - even though it looks like one) will not produce flowers or tomatoes. They can be pruned to create better air flow. They can actually cause disease when grown outdoors. See the ones touching the surface the container is sitting on? Those are the ones I'm writing about. There are others above that too. They grow downwards. The branches that grow upwards are the ones that will produce flowers and tomatoes. I need to learn the terminology, but the general advice is sound.