Tomato seed question, Plantbiolist

[Hedberg Peter]

Hi.
I do not know exactly what could have happened to your plant, but I am
very certain that the age of the seed has nothing to do with it.
Seeds can take storage in room-temperature a long time, and since it germinated there is no reason to believe the time has affected it.

The explanation is probably a more common one. Pathogen, to little water or to little nutrients are possible causes.

Sorry that I can not help you more than saying that the seed has nothing to do with it.

Best regards,

Petter

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1. problem with my tomato plant (B. P. TBC)
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Hi all!
I had an old (cca. 10 years old) tomato seed (Prisca F1). I tried to bed
it. After it sprouted, it grew good. Yet it is ~40 cm tall, and lost
many leaves. Its leaves becomes thin and hard, and dry up. And last 2
days all leaves started to fade.
What is the reason, and how can I rescue this plant?
Many thanks!
(P.s.: sorry, my english is bad, but I hope, you can understand it.)
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[B. P. TBC]

Dear Peter!

Post by Hedberg Peter
The explanation is probably a more common one. Pathogen, to little

water

Post by Hedberg Peter
or to little nutrients are possible causes.
Sorry that I can not help you more than saying that the seed has

nothing

Post by Hedberg Peter
to do with it.

Thank you for your help!
Some additional information: I planted that tomato to a 25 cm wide
pot, in a mixture of potting soil and normal soil. I placed it to my
southern window.
2 days before I transplant it to pure potting soil. (I placed it to a
bigger pot, and I changed the soil.) I saw, that its root is small and
withered. I washed down it with clear water. This transplant wore out
it hardly, and lost the bottom half of its leaves.
I link some photo about it: first 2 photo were taken after this
transplant; last 2 photo were taken cca. 2 days later.
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What can I do to my plant become more strenght?

Thank you for your help!

P.

[JB Williams]

Gentlemen
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This specimen has the weak, leggy look of a plant whose light requirements
are not being met. Tomatoes can take as much sun as you can give them, and
do best in 8hrs+ of direct overhead sun.

You have not indicated your location or latitude - there may not be enough
sun to grow proper tomatoes at this time in your area.

You also may be low on nutrients.

JBW

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Dear Peter!

Post by Hedberg Peter
The explanation is probably a more common one. Pathogen, to little

water

Post by Hedberg Peter
or to little nutrients are possible causes.
Sorry that I can not help you more than saying that the seed has

nothing

Post by Hedberg Peter
to do with it.

Thank you for your help!
Some additional information: I planted that tomato to a 25 cm wide
pot, in a mixture of potting soil and normal soil. I placed it to my
southern window.
2 days before I transplant it to pure potting soil. (I placed it to a
bigger pot, and I changed the soil.) I saw, that its root is small and
withered. I washed down it with clear water. This transplant wore out
it hardly, and lost the bottom half of its leaves.
I link some photo about it: first 2 photo were taken after this
transplant; last 2 photo were taken cca. 2 days later.
http://img7.indafoto.hu/1/2/5722_fd45c64e026040dbcb83395829d2aea5/9837877_e0
48eee2e5eed0adde8c4429c4d57edb_xl.jpg
http://img8.indafoto.hu/1/2/5722_fd45c64e026040dbcb83395829d2aea5/9837879_bb
c6bc34886e5113e66e2f170d4248f3_xl.jpg
http://img8.indafoto.hu/1/2/5722_fd45c64e026040dbcb83395829d2aea5/9837881_c8
347a1c0b98b17209a0761241b88553_xl.jpg
http://img6.indafoto.hu/1/2/5722_fd45c64e026040dbcb83395829d2aea5/9837883_1b
359b15cb06d696e85cf27f1dc56fd1_xl.jpg

What can I do to my plant become more strenght?

Thank you for your help!

P.

[B. P. TBC]

Dear Sir Williams!

Thank you for your help!

Post by JB Williams
This specimen has the weak, leggy look of a plant whose light

requirements

Post by JB Williams
are not being met. Tomatoes can take as much sun as you can give them, and
do best in 8hrs+ of direct overhead sun.

Normally it is placed on my southern windows, it get direct sunlight
from 7 o'clock to 17 o'clock, but after I exchanged its soil, and I
placed it to direct light, it withered. I moved temporary it to my
eastern window.

Post by JB Williams
You have not indicated your location or latitude - there may not be enough
sun to grow proper tomatoes at this time in your area.

My location is Hungary, Central Europe.

Post by JB Williams
You also may be low on nutrients.

What kind of nutrients must I give? Yet it's soil is general potting
soil, which contains peat and sand, and it's PH is between 6 and 7.

Many thanks:
P.