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  • #1

    What could this be?

    I have just transplanted one of my tomato plants from the greenhouse to outdoors and all the leaves have gone floppy.

    Could it because I have moved it?




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    It could be, what variety is it?
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    • #3
      Did you transplant it into another pot? or just move the pot outside? or both???
      Either way, you've given it a shock and it needs to adjust to its new surroundings, whether its fresh compost, a larger pot or the outdoor temperature.
      It'll recover!

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      • #4
        I moved it into another pot. The bottom leaves look fine, just the top leaves now.




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        • #5
          Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
          It could be, what variety is it?
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          • #6
            I would expect by tomorrow morning it will look back to normal




            ...or dead ( I jest )

            It just looks shocked to me too.
            Bigger pot...and then moving outside would certainly shock it.
            Might be worth popping a bit of fleece over it tonight...or pop it back into the greenhouse overnight for a few nights just to help it harden off.
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            • #7
              Well fingers crossed it is not dead
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              • #8
                It should recover, it's most likely the sudden move from a nice cosy GH to outside that's made it sulk rather than gradually hardening it off. As Nic says, keep your eye on the temps and have some fleece handy.
                Last edited by Bigmallly; 10-06-2014, 04:41 PM.
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                • #9
                  I will do
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                  • #10
                    It shouldn't die but you need to keep the "shock" to a minimum, each time you transplant or move a plant to a new position.
                    Don't repot a plant and put it in direct sun, keep it somewhere shady until it recovers.
                    Don't pot on into a pot that is larger than it needs to be - too much space to rattle around in isn't good - so just move it up a size ot two at a time.
                    Make sure the temperature of the new compost is the same as that on the plant pot - so if the plant is in the GH, keep the compost in the GH.
                    Simple things but they all make a difference
                    Last edited by veggiechicken; 10-06-2014, 04:44 PM.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                      It shouldn't die but you need to keep the "shock" to a minimum, each time you transplant or move a plant to a new position.
                      Don't repot a plant and put it in direct sun, keep it somewhere shady until it recovers.
                      Don't pot on into a pot that is larger than it needs to be - too much space to rattle around in isn't good - so just move it up a size ot two at a time.
                      Make sure the temperature of the new compost is the same as that on the plant pot - so if the plant is in the GH, keep the compost in the GH.
                      Simple things but they all make a difference

                      Thanks, I will remember that
                      Carrie

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