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Troublesome tomatoes!

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Tia4 · 28/07/2014 08:23

Hello, actually I have a feeling that I am the troublesome element here :(
Is it possible to over water tomato plants? I give them about a gallon each every evening but now the leaves are yellowing and they sort of droop and wither late in the afternoon - a bit like me!
Please advise as to what I'm doing wrong. We feed plants once weekly.

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WestmorlandSausage · 28/07/2014 08:42

yep yellow leaves means over watered generally in relation to tomatoes. Are they outside or under glass?

Tia4 · 28/07/2014 14:31

Hi, mine are outside. Do you think they'll survive?

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WestmorlandSausage · 28/07/2014 14:40

you can try pinching out some of the lower yellowing leaves and putting a bit more compost on top for now. Don't water for a few days to let them get some oxygen back to the roots. If rain is forecast and you can't move them try and put a bit of plastic sheeting down to keep any heavy rainfall away.

Once the soil has tried out a bit water little and often. The soil should be moist not wet

Tia4 · 28/07/2014 14:53

Thank you so much - I will do that and hopefully all is not lost!

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Tia4 · 28/07/2014 15:15

Thank you so much - I will do that and hopefully all is not lost!

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whataboutbob · 31/07/2014 20:50

That's way too much water, i water once or twice aweek. They are full of fruit. Seems enough for them. I give them a good amount, half to one gallon. Overwatering will also result in less flavour.

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