Are my seedlings alright?

RomanX · March 14, 2015

This is the first time I've started from seed; I must have done everything right, 'cause ALOT came up!!

Unfortunately, I don't know what a healthy tomato seedling looks like! The main site I used to learn how-to (before I found THIS one) tells me that purple seedlings are suffering a Mg deficiency and to mist with a weak Epsom Salt (in water).

I have two batches of seedlings, almost 2 weeks apart. My oldest seedlings (sown 2-28 and most sprouted 6 d later) most have their first set of true leaves. . . their foliage is solid green, but they have dark purple/maroon stout hairy stems and I just noticed the underside of their leaves are purple, too. The youngest batch (sown 3-8 and most sprouted 6 d later) most are still unfurling their seed leaves, but their almost all have pencil-lead thin stalks that are a smooth, translucent purple..... . very few (4 of 5 for one variety) have green thin, smooth stalks. (I tried to attach photos of each batch, but was told I must manually re-size them to be smaller. . . which I do not know how to do!

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Are my seedlings healthy??

How MUCH is a weak Epsom Salt solution? 1 tsp per 1 gallon of water?? Less?? More??

March 14, 2015	#1
RomanX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 119	Are my seedlings alright? This is the first time I've started from seed; I must have done everything right, 'cause ALOT came up!! Unfortunately, I don't know what a healthy tomato seedling looks like! The main site I used to learn how-to (before I found THIS one) tells me that purple seedlings are suffering a Mg deficiency and to mist with a weak Epsom Salt (in water). I have two batches of seedlings, almost 2 weeks apart. My oldest seedlings (sown 2-28 and most sprouted 6 d later) most have their first set of true leaves. . . their foliage is solid green, but they have dark purple/maroon stout hairy stems and I just noticed the underside of their leaves are purple, too. The youngest batch (sown 3-8 and most sprouted 6 d later) most are still unfurling their seed leaves, but their almost all have pencil-lead thin stalks that are a smooth, translucent purple..... . very few (4 of 5 for one variety) have green thin, smooth stalks. (I tried to attach photos of each batch, but was told I must manually re-size them to be smaller. . . which I do not know how to do! ) Are my seedlings healthy?? How MUCH is a weak Epsom Salt solution? 1 tsp per 1 gallon of water?? Less?? More??