hello every one I was looking for some advice its my first time growing tomatoes indoors and I'm not sure if there's any problems with them ?
the leaves seem to be curling up and there seems to be some purple on them.... I'm growing them in a soil that contains:
Pro-Mix BX
Worm Castings
Bat Guano
Shrimp Compost
Added Perlite
High Magnesium Dolomite Lime
General Hydroponics Sub-Culture
and I'm also using a nutrient called sensi grow ill add a few pics of what it contains and the seedlings
thanks
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Help is there any problem with these seedlings !!!!!!!!
Last edited by wendell on Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Are you growing them hydroponically? We have a special forum dedicated to [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=42]Hydroponics[/url]. 
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They don't look bad, just very young yet. Some purple on the underside of the leaves is pretty normal. How warm is it where they are growing? They can get more purple-y in cool conditions.
Don't overdo the fertilizing at this point. What you want right now is for your baby plants to be developing good root systems.
Your Sensi stuff looks like it is designed for hydroponics, which is not what you are doing. The Part A is basically just nitrogen and calcium. You do not want to be giving your baby plants lots of nitrogen right now. That forces lots of top growth at the expense of setting good roots. The bat guano is another high nitrogen product which can burn your plants if used directly or over done.
Tomato tone is an organic fertilizer for tomatoes. Its N-P-K formulation is 3-4-6, just to give you an idea of what you are aiming for. The purple leaves can sometimes be an indication of lack of phosporus, which high nitrogen fertilizing could contribute to.
All those hydroponic formulations are for plants that are getting zero soil nutrients.
So be sure they are getting plenty of light and warmth and back off of all the products, give them a chance to just sit and grow roots.
Don't overdo the fertilizing at this point. What you want right now is for your baby plants to be developing good root systems.
Your Sensi stuff looks like it is designed for hydroponics, which is not what you are doing. The Part A is basically just nitrogen and calcium. You do not want to be giving your baby plants lots of nitrogen right now. That forces lots of top growth at the expense of setting good roots. The bat guano is another high nitrogen product which can burn your plants if used directly or over done.
Tomato tone is an organic fertilizer for tomatoes. Its N-P-K formulation is 3-4-6, just to give you an idea of what you are aiming for. The purple leaves can sometimes be an indication of lack of phosporus, which high nitrogen fertilizing could contribute to.
All those hydroponic formulations are for plants that are getting zero soil nutrients.
So be sure they are getting plenty of light and warmth and back off of all the products, give them a chance to just sit and grow roots.
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AS stated that Sensi is not for what you are doing. I like to use Dr Earth there are many others but that is what I use.
I would also rasie them plants so they are only a few inches from the lights. They can get leggy (long and thin) if kept away from the light source. I use whatever I can find. Somthimes an upside-down pot will work.
Good luck and they don't look too terrible righ now. Just keep an eye on them.
I would also rasie them plants so they are only a few inches from the lights. They can get leggy (long and thin) if kept away from the light source. I use whatever I can find. Somthimes an upside-down pot will work.
Good luck and they don't look too terrible righ now. Just keep an eye on them.