leaf color

[elle]

I have 1 carbon and 1 cherokee purple showing whitish color leaves. It seemed to happen over night. There are four other tomatos in the same bed that look normal. I think it might be iron defiency by looking at some web sites, I can not post pictures yet. What do I do?

[carolyn137]

From your post it sounds like these plants are outside new transplants.

Did you harden them off before planting out?

What often happens is that the abrupt exposure to outside light and wind can cause either or both windburn and sunburn.

And both are characterized by white patches on the leaves, or even more widespread in the case if windburn.

I doubt that any mineral deficiencies are the cause.

If it's just wind and/or sunburn do nothing and new foliage will appear with time and all will be well.

[elle]

thanks for the reply, I will wait and see. They had been out less than 10 days.