Problem with Toms already......

[mew]

Hi

Sowed some toms a few weeks back and pricked them out about 10 days ago into their own pots. Theyre in my greenhouse (unheated) and taking a look at them this evening when I got home from work I noticed that the seed leaves ars losing their colour and turning quite pale and also on the true leaves (bearing in mind they only have one set at the moment!) right at the tips on some of them look like they've lost their colour too. On checking the rest of my veg the tips of my cucumbers look like they're the same just right at the tip though and on some of my basil leaves (again only the seed leaves).


Any ideas what this might be. Surely cant be deficient in something as its new compost. Could it be anything to do with the sun coming through the greenhouse? Tonight ive put some fleece over the roof of the greenhouse to cut out any direct sunlight?

Any ideas on whats going on would be very much appreciated.

Last year my toms suffered with what Stonehead diagnosed with bacterial leaf spot. Earlier this year I took out the containers which held the toms and washed it the whole greenhouse thoroughly and sprayed it with distilled white vinegar. Could it be this taking hold dyou reckon already or am I am being paranoid?

Thanks Mew
x

[hedgewizard]

Sounds like a little cold damage; pop some fleece over them at night if the minimum temp goes below 3 or 4C, or give them some gentle heat. Actually things are warming up at last so they'll probably grow away fine.

[Millymollymandy]

I'd say cold too - sunshine damage will leave you with little brown crispy patches on the edges of leaves. I've got that on mine just on windowsills.

Don't know what to do about it because I can't spend all day running around moving plants from a sunny bit of windowsill to one in the shade! They also need as much light as possible because they are leggy!

[mew]

Phew.... thanks guys and gals

off to get some fleece tonight on the way home from work.

Smiling again now x

[Lady Willow]

I would never put my tomato seedling out into an unheated greenhouse at this time of year.

They stay indoors until it's warmed up outside, then they go in the polytunnel.

That said, I've still lost quite a few tomato seedings... they are just withering up and disappearing .... my house isn't overheated so even indoors it is too cold for them.

Thankfully it's starting to warm up as from tomorrow .... 16 degrees on Friday .... whooo hooooo!!!

[Mrs Moustoir]

On GQT a few weeks ago, Bob Flowerdew suggested putting a hot water bottle in coldframes at night if frost was threatened.

Our neighbours already think we are mad - can just imagine what they would think if they saw me putting a hot water bottle in with the veg seedings!

"Folle!"