I did notice in the beginning, one seemed to be a more chartreuse colour, but I'm not sure which of the smaller three it was now.
They are all micro pigmy dwarf tomatoes. When I got barina lights recently, the 3 bigger ones began to quickly reach similar growth and they're growing pretty evenly now. Before that, one was the biggest. The two smallest seemed to have stalled out.
Also, I did try out the Back To The Roots seed starter (I'm a die hard jiffy natural & organic but I like back to the roots) and it was really bad, a lot of sticks and a lot of problems. But I did try to use it up. So I'm wondering if maybe they got more of that mixed in when I potted up possibly and it's hurting them? I don't remember which plants have recieved it, but they look like they got at least a mix of it, if not entirely. They feel heavy when I pick them up still, they don't get lighter like the rest it feels like, so maybe I should repot them in my normal seed starter in case their roots are waterlogged? Or anyone have a potting soil reccomendation?
I also bought chicken manure pellets and bone meal I could try with them if I do repot, but I have never used any fertilizer except vermicompost and compost, though so I am inexperienced and kind of afraid of hurting plants with excess fertilizers accidentally.
by erebusstar
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Yeah, just need some fertilizer.
Give them something *soluble* (or already liquid)…..options for which are more limited (and needlessly expensive) if you insist on “organic”, but certainly there’s plenty in that category to be had.
What you want is something that’s *available* for uptake right now.
I.e., not bonemeal or manure (although manure is pretty quick, in terms of nitrogen at least, and looks like nitrogen in the main thing lacking).
back to the roots is the worst brand i’ve ever experienced. everything they produce is absolute shit. i used them to start my tomatoes one year and they all ended up zombie plants.
The soil for those two is looking especially dry.