Tomato Seedlings lower branches wilting and falling off

Gamebucketman · March 22, 2006

I have been having a problem with some of my seedlings and it is happening to more and more of them every day.

They are a little over a month old and I have them under shoplights in the spare bedroom. Potted in Hyponex (probably not the best) potting soil.

I have about 100 seedlings and they are pretty crowded sitting under the lights. About a week ago i noticed one seedling that had its lowest branch wilting as if it were needing water but the rest of it looked fine. The next day the branch just fell off.

Since then the same thing has been happening to other plants. Sometimes the cotyledons are affected sometimes not. But the rest of the plants look great. I just hope they stay looking great and it doesnt affect them any more. It also seems to affect potato leaved seedlings less than the regular leaves, but some potato leaves have had problems too (possibly just seems to affect them less because the potato leave to regular leave ratio is lower).

I wasnt too worried because it was just happening to one or two and once the branch fell off the rest of the plant looked fine. But now it is happening to 5-10 seedlings per day and im getting worried.
I havent taken them outdoors yet and ive been meaning too but the weather has been miserable lately.

I hope that is enough info. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Justin

March 22, 2006	#1
Gamebucketman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	Tomato Seedlings lower branches wilting and falling off I have been having a problem with some of my seedlings and it is happening to more and more of them every day. They are a little over a month old and I have them under shoplights in the spare bedroom. Potted in Hyponex (probably not the best) potting soil. I have about 100 seedlings and they are pretty crowded sitting under the lights. About a week ago i noticed one seedling that had its lowest branch wilting as if it were needing water but the rest of it looked fine. The next day the branch just fell off. Since then the same thing has been happening to other plants. Sometimes the cotyledons are affected sometimes not. But the rest of the plants look great. I just hope they stay looking great and it doesnt affect them any more. It also seems to affect potato leaved seedlings less than the regular leaves, but some potato leaves have had problems too (possibly just seems to affect them less because the potato leave to regular leave ratio is lower). I wasnt too worried because it was just happening to one or two and once the branch fell off the rest of the plant looked fine. But now it is happening to 5-10 seedlings per day and im getting worried. I havent taken them outdoors yet and ive been meaning too but the weather has been miserable lately. I hope that is enough info. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Justin