Help, this tomato plant has been cursed since day one! Wtf is happening
Help, this tomato plant has been cursed since day one! Wtf is happening
by Pink-89
5 Comments
WildBoarGarden
Do you mean the little bumps? It’s normal.
Have you been overwatering?
Gimme details, what’s bothering you specifically?
Chill-more1236
Yours looks like it might not be getting enough sunlight. Yellowing can indicate this, so can overwatering, but it can also related to diseases. I’d look at sun & watering first.
If it turns out to be disease, not much you can do, except sink $20 on plant medicine for the benefit of a handful of tomatoes.
Location & season matters.
Tomatoes need a 90 day season with stable conditions, full sunlight, day heat 80s, night 70s, humidity below 90%, pollination through either wind or simulated by periodic lightly “shaking” the branches, potting soil mix, nutrients from compost or fertilizer every 2-3 weeks, watering see below, trellising/support.
water as needed. yours is potted, so it needs to be watered when the first inch of soil is dry.
Think about Goldilocks fairytale, these general tolerances need to be maintained for success. Neglecting any one or several, the less the chances for success. The uncontrollable variables are pests, disease & inclimate weather during blossom/fruit set.
Some hinderances can be overcome by breed, heat set tomatoes for example, will produce at higher than average temperatures. Early tomatoes mature quicker & can be successfully grown in zones with short seasons.
After they set green fruit, maintain, pull your tomatoes whenever they blush, or just before blush for fried green tomatoes & that’s it.
Any help is given is highly appreciated thank you guys! First time trying to grow a tomato plant indoors and I’m sure it needs its own lighting I have no room for anything. I’m a succulent and cacti girl!
Cali_Yogurtfriend624
Is that tomato indoors?
river_roads
Tomatoes generally hate being inside, but it can be done. Most full-sized plants should be grown in an absolute minimum of a 5 gallon container to fruit well. They also benefit from a grow tent and as you have pointed out, this is far too little light for this plant.
The downside for tomatoes is that their general response to pretty much everything negative is yellowing (too much/too little of water, light, temps, nutrients, etc). There are of course some more specific diagnostic signs, but you’re dealing with sub-par conditions here so I wouldn’t try to diagnose anything until you started over with better conditions and a new plant.
The good news is that if you are committed to trying tomatoes inside, micro tomatoes would be a pretty good fit for what your setup looks like! They stay small and tolerate indoor conditions much more readily. You still need it to have access to better lighting though- on the shelf instead of beside it.
5 Comments
Do you mean the little bumps? It’s normal.
Have you been overwatering?
Gimme details, what’s bothering you specifically?
Yours looks like it might not be getting enough sunlight. Yellowing can indicate this, so can overwatering, but it can also related to diseases. I’d look at sun & watering first.
If it turns out to be disease, not much you can do, except sink $20 on plant medicine for the benefit of a handful of tomatoes.
Location & season matters.
Tomatoes need a 90 day season with stable conditions, full sunlight, day heat 80s, night 70s, humidity below 90%, pollination through either wind or simulated by periodic lightly “shaking” the branches, potting soil mix, nutrients from compost or fertilizer every 2-3 weeks, watering see below, trellising/support.
water as needed. yours is potted, so it needs to be watered when the first inch of soil is dry.
Think about Goldilocks fairytale, these general tolerances need to be maintained for success. Neglecting any one or several, the less the chances for success. The uncontrollable variables are pests, disease & inclimate weather during blossom/fruit set.
Some hinderances can be overcome by breed, heat set tomatoes for example, will produce at higher than average temperatures. Early tomatoes mature quicker & can be successfully grown in zones with short seasons.
After they set green fruit, maintain, pull your tomatoes whenever they blush, or just before blush for fried green tomatoes & that’s it.
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Any help is given is highly appreciated thank you guys! First time trying to grow a tomato plant indoors and I’m sure it needs its own lighting I have no room for anything. I’m a succulent and cacti girl!
Is that tomato indoors?
Tomatoes generally hate being inside, but it can be done. Most full-sized plants should be grown in an absolute minimum of a 5 gallon container to fruit well. They also benefit from a grow tent and as you have pointed out, this is far too little light for this plant.
The downside for tomatoes is that their general response to pretty much everything negative is yellowing (too much/too little of water, light, temps, nutrients, etc). There are of course some more specific diagnostic signs, but you’re dealing with sub-par conditions here so I wouldn’t try to diagnose anything until you started over with better conditions and a new plant.
The good news is that if you are committed to trying tomatoes inside, micro tomatoes would be a pretty good fit for what your setup looks like! They stay small and tolerate indoor conditions much more readily. You still need it to have access to better lighting though- on the shelf instead of beside it.