Leaves on my early transplants (in North Texas) are turning a weird tan, light green color as shown in the picture below. Has anyone had this before? Anyone have a guess at what this could be? I would hate to lose my plants so early.
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What's your weather been like there? Sunny? How did you harden the plants off?
I don't know for sure, and there are probably other possibilities, but if it's been really sunny and the plants weren't used to that it could just be sunburn. I have had tomato plants that grew too tall and were right up against the lights indoors get burned like that.
Keep an eye out. If that is it, once your plants adapt they will be fine and it will not keep happening. If it starts spreading or new leaves get that way, then I am wrong and it is some kind of disease process or nutrient deficiency
Sunburn or sunscald can also happen outdoors, especially if there is water on the leaves and then sun gets on them; it acts like a magnifying glass.
Here's a thread where we had some discussion of that.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=134638&highlight=sunburned+leaves#134638
The top pictures show the sunburned leaves. Some people were thinking it was a disease, but I think the consensus opinion was sunburn or "light poisoning."
I don't know for sure, and there are probably other possibilities, but if it's been really sunny and the plants weren't used to that it could just be sunburn. I have had tomato plants that grew too tall and were right up against the lights indoors get burned like that.
Keep an eye out. If that is it, once your plants adapt they will be fine and it will not keep happening. If it starts spreading or new leaves get that way, then I am wrong and it is some kind of disease process or nutrient deficiency
Sunburn or sunscald can also happen outdoors, especially if there is water on the leaves and then sun gets on them; it acts like a magnifying glass.
Here's a thread where we had some discussion of that.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=134638&highlight=sunburned+leaves#134638
The top pictures show the sunburned leaves. Some people were thinking it was a disease, but I think the consensus opinion was sunburn or "light poisoning."