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Old May 24, 2007   #2
Suze
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Plant farms like Bonny have great looking tomato plants at Lowe's. Their plants are bright green, stocky and generally look like the picture of health.
Commercial growers grow in greenhouses, and not under lights. They also generally grow plants at coolish temps (high 50's - 60's) which makes for stocky plants with a good root system. But your plants will be just fine too once they take off.

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My seedlings on the other hand pail by comaparison. The color is not bright green but a much darker green with purple on the underside of the leaves. I don't have a problem with tall spindly plants but they seem to get about six inches or so then the growth slows dramatically. I kept them under shop lights for several weeks then they went outside. Should I fertilize them. I have sprayed the a few times with a VERY light mixture of seaweed and fish emulsion.
I'd fertilize with a 1/3 - 1/2 strength solution.
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