It’s that time of year – the “what’s wrong with my baby tomatoes” posts. This is my third or fourth year growing tomatoes from seed and I’ve had great success in prior years. Unfortunately, I have not been so lucky this year!
I planted these guys 19 days ago. Germination went as normal….and then they’ve pretty much stalled and/or started browning and dying. Same seed starting soil as last year. Same grow lights and routine. Same location in my home. I know some are getting a bit leggy, but they appeared to be getting brown from the lights so I moved them slightly up.
Any idea what could be going wrong? I thought maybe I had over-watered them, but they don’t appear to be recovering after pulling back on water for a few days.
Thanks so much!
by 2thelees
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Have you tested how much light your seedlings were getting? I don’t know for Apple but Android has a couple of decent PAR apps. I like the interface of Photone but PPFD Meter app might also appeal. Photone does have a useful table of suggested readings and length of day.
I no longer have my Apogee PAR meter so I can’t validate how accurate my phone’s Ambient Light sensor is for LED lighting but at least it’s decent indicator I feel.
I’m gonna guess either overwatering or you have too much humidity in the grow chamber so they are damping off.
Can be pythium, disinfect the seeds again, change the soil