Do They Have A Chance?

AlittleSalt · January 28, 2016

The tomatoes I test planted back in December were looking good. I sat them in the floor by a window. My wife and son have both told me that the floor gets really cold in that room. I forgot. The cold got all the lower stems and leaves. I cut those off and now they look tall and lanky instead of healthy and bushy. I have plenty of seeds to start over. Do you think these plants will make it?

imp · January 28, 2016

Well, no expert here, but they look sad but not dead- and plants WANT to grow, so they may well make it.

I'd give them a chance still- but not on that floor, LOL!!

sdambr · January 28, 2016

I just couldn't throw them out as long as they were alive.
But I say plant new ones! They do look really sad.

just keep these until you are ready to part ways.

Gerardo · January 28, 2016

they did their duty, time to say goodbye

Tormato · January 28, 2016

The growth at the tip is what matters most. Also, sickly plants usually don't take up as much water as healthy plants. So, be careful there.

Worth1 · January 28, 2016

Just how cold did it get?
I think they will be fine they need a shot of fertilizer and some warmer weather.
They should jump right out of it.
I left some orange Russian out too may times and the leaves looked horrible.
I mean yellow with red veins.

They look fine now.

Worth

cloz · January 28, 2016

I once forgot some plants I was hardening off outside overnight. A deer ate 90% of an Azoychka plant. Only a couple of leaves were left. It shot out suckers at the leaves and they grew into 2 very strong vines and was one of my healthiest and most productive plants.

Give them a chance!

Cloz

AlittleSalt · January 28, 2016

The morning cold temp a few days ago got down to 24F. That day is when they started looking sickly. At first I thought our Tomcat may have sprayed them, but there was no odor.

The next 3 days will feature high temps in the mid-70s. They will be outside during the warm parts of the day. I am about to start some seeds. I've seen what Tormato wrote happen too.

Gardeneer · January 28, 2016

I would keep them, feed them and give them LIGHT. Tomato plants are tough.

bower · January 28, 2016

I had the same problem with cold feeted peppers. Took some square sided juice bottles, filled with warm water and placed underneath them. After that they were never bothered. The sun will warm the bottled water up, and it releases heat slowly when the temp is cooling.

KarenO · January 29, 2016

I think they will be ok. Warm bright light and a dose of fertilizer. They'll be ok and further ahead than starting over.
K

pauldavid · January 29, 2016

I think they will be ok. Need some heat, sun, and a little fertilizer. Tough love, remember, they may become your toughest plants.

ginger2778 · January 29, 2016

I think OK too. Transplant very deeply.

BigVanVader · January 29, 2016

I would try again. They would likely make it and produce, but produce very poorly compared to one that didn't get damaged IMO. A little cold is fine but not to that extent.

wildcat62 · January 29, 2016

Keep them going and plant more. And as Ginger said transplant deep.

January 28, 2016	#3
sdambr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421	I just couldn't throw them out as long as they were alive. But I say plant new ones! They do look really sad. just keep these until you are ready to part ways. __________________ Sue "There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein

January 28, 2016	#2
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Well, no expert here, but they look sad but not dead- and plants WANT to grow, so they may well make it. I'd give them a chance still- but not on that floor, LOL!!

January 28, 2016	#4
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	they did their duty, time to say goodbye

January 28, 2016	#5
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	The growth at the tip is what matters most. Also, sickly plants usually don't take up as much water as healthy plants. So, be careful there.

January 28, 2016	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Just how cold did it get? I think they will be fine they need a shot of fertilizer and some warmer weather. They should jump right out of it. I left some orange Russian out too may times and the leaves looked horrible. I mean yellow with red veins. They look fine now. Worth

January 28, 2016	#7
cloz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southern Connecticut Posts: 435	I once forgot some plants I was hardening off outside overnight. A deer ate 90% of an Azoychka plant. Only a couple of leaves were left. It shot out suckers at the leaves and they grew into 2 very strong vines and was one of my healthiest and most productive plants. Give them a chance! Cloz

January 28, 2016	#8
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	The morning cold temp a few days ago got down to 24F. That day is when they started looking sickly. At first I thought our Tomcat may have sprayed them, but there was no odor. The next 3 days will feature high temps in the mid-70s. They will be outside during the warm parts of the day. I am about to start some seeds. I've seen what Tormato wrote happen too.

January 28, 2016	#9
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	I would keep them, feed them and give them LIGHT. Tomato plants are tough.

January 28, 2016	#10
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I had the same problem with cold feeted peppers. Took some square sided juice bottles, filled with warm water and placed underneath them. After that they were never bothered. The sun will warm the bottled water up, and it releases heat slowly when the temp is cooling.

January 29, 2016	#11
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	I think they will be ok. Warm bright light and a dose of fertilizer. They'll be ok and further ahead than starting over. K

January 29, 2016	#12
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	I think they will be ok. Need some heat, sun, and a little fertilizer. Tough love, remember, they may become your toughest plants.

January 29, 2016	#13
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	I think OK too. Transplant very deeply.

January 29, 2016	#14
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I would try again. They would likely make it and produce, but produce very poorly compared to one that didn't get damaged IMO. A little cold is fine but not to that extent.

January 29, 2016	#15
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Keep them going and plant more. And as Ginger said transplant deep.