Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

overwatered tomatoes

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • overwatered tomatoes

    They were overwatered by quite a few buckets full, I've emptied out as much as I can with the aid of a trusty plastic tub, there's an inch or two in the bottom I can't get to.
    Is there any reason to expect them to perk back up again once they dry sufficiently or are they done for?
    They've been like this yesterday and today, but it hasn't been particularly sunny.
    [asking if they're done for because of they are, I'll stick something else in the tank so not to waste it]
    apologies for slightly blurry pic, cameras not very good...

  • #2
    Sponge it out.

    Comment


    • #3
      I think that it may pery up a bit if you get some really good heat

      Comment


      • #4
        fingers crossed!
        http://pot-to-plot.blogspot.com/ My brand spanking new plot

        Comment


        • #5
          It depends if the roots have all rotted or not, only time will tell!

          How did it happen? And is it likely to happen again? Might be worth taking some soil out and replacing it with dry, if you can, and also cover the surface with a piece of plastic if it's rain that's getting in there.

          Comment


          • #6
            Plants go through two stages under stress.......wilting point (which they do recover from) and permanent wilting point, which they don't.

            Hopefully yours are at the first stage?
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


            Comment


            • #7
              Hope they recover, but this really does show the importance of drainage. Is there any way you can make a hole in the tank near the bottom?

              Comment


              • #8
                It happened because the person whose polytunnel it has an aquatics business, and when he's filling up the outside tanks, or working on those and he puts the hosepipe on, rather than go and switch it off at the other end of the tunnel, he'll put it in a tank or bed so as not to waste it. Commendable, but not in my tomatoes!!!
                They're his waterproof [] tanks, so I can't really put holes in them. I'm fairly careful about how much they get, and stick my hand in them, he's not exactly a gardener, so isn't. I left a note this time to ask whoever it was to check next time...
                To be honest, I'm not holding out much hope, the foliage hasn't perked up much since Sunday, although I'll go and look again today, armed with a sponge

                Comment


                • #9
                  I overwatered one of my plants (in a large flower bucket) because I forgot to put drainage holes in the bottom. It's also been blown over a couple of times (not as much as my other plants because that's how I found out it had no holes in the bottom, it stood up when the others fell). Amazingly, although it has no leaves and the stem looks poorly, it has tomatoes, so don't despair just yet!!
                  Granny on the Game in Sheffield

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    I wouldn't mind florence, but they are dripping with tigerella tomatoes, I've never tasted them and was really looking forward to them

                    Comment

                    Latest Topics

                    Collapse

                    Recent Blog Posts

                    Collapse
                    Working...
                    X