Southern California,
berkeley tie dye
Background: Hi! extremely new to tomatoes. Work for a school and the gardening club had some for sale. They gave it to me in a tiny biodegradable cup and they said its ready to be planted in the ground. Unfortunately I live in an apartment and can only do potted plants but the teacher said it could be okay if i had lots of room.
Problem: I had to wait to buy some potting soil and it just came in today. I have had this sapling since around 3/18 and have watered it maybe every other day? sometimes 2 days will pass. I finally planted the whole darn thing just now but after taking a look I am worried its dead and maybe I should just buy a new one and start over now that I have good soil.
Soil: FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil mixed with some extra perlite AND some unknown soil my coworker gave me. She said she uses it for her tomatoes.
Pot: it's in a very large planter, i would estimate about 25 gallons/3ish cubic feet.
TLDR; the leaves are drooping badly, and the stem looks so brown. is it dead? can it be saved? I would be really sad if i killed my first tomato!
thanks!
by smallmeade
4 Comments
Its not dead. It is a little sad. I expect it will perk up now that it has been transplanted.
You want to avoid putting this in full sun all day until it has a chance to recover from transplant shock. Start it out in an area with shade or filtered light and increase it’s exposure daily for about a week.
*Seedling
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I would also recommend getting a bottle of organic fish fertilizer and water with that. It can help give it a good boost to perk up.
It just looks a little sunburned to me. Can you give it a little bit of a sheltered spot – maybe less sun, maybe protected from the wind as it looks a little young still? Baby it for a few days or a week & I bet it will bounce back.