tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL
seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over

Some of what you are growing will do better once your temperatures get a bit higher. I'm guessing you are still seeing temps in the upper 50's/low 60's at night and in the upper 70's to low 80's in the day up in Maine.sheeshshe wrote:I know it LOL!! I"m so pathetic! I go out there 3 times a day at least and look to see if the've grown at all hahah!!! I was gone all day today and I just checked, and I think the tomato plants FINALLY have grown a tiny bit and they are actually looking greener! the color was all wrong probably because of all the rain etc. but finally I think they're starting to look happy! YEAH!
Gumbo...check out this site: [url=https://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/heatindex.shtml]Heat Index Calculator[/url]gumbo2176 wrote:Some of what you are growing will do better once your temperatures get a bit higher. I'm guessing you are still seeing temps in the upper 50's/low 60's at night and in the upper 70's to low 80's in the day up in Maine.sheeshshe wrote:I know it LOL!! I"m so pathetic! I go out there 3 times a day at least and look to see if the've grown at all hahah!!! I was gone all day today and I just checked, and I think the tomato plants FINALLY have grown a tiny bit and they are actually looking greener! the color was all wrong probably because of all the rain etc. but finally I think they're starting to look happy! YEAH!
My daytime temperatures are mid 90's most days with like numbers in humidity, so my garden is suffering right now and some things are already done for the season until fall planting.
It's possible that many members have missed [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45820&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0]this thread[/url], which contains a good overall description of your soil and water situation. Those conditions may account for a good deal of the frustration you're experiencing with the seedlings, if they haven't been addressed yet.sheeshshe wrote:I planted my cucumbers which had 1 leaf, 2 weeks ago. granted we had a bunch of rain in between there. but it has been rainy for at least 4 or 5 days now. STILL no growth. I am getting frustrated and impatient at this point.
tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL
seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over
I don't' think it is due to that though. I've amended the soil and I"ve been using the right water on it. I don't normally have problems with the seedlings though. they usually start to grow a bit and then they stop growing. this year they're just not growing at all. I think it is the fluctuating temps. it was hot, then cool, then warm, and now it is going to warm/cool and cool at nightcynthia_h wrote:It's possible that many members have missed [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45820&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0]this thread[/url], which contains a good overall description of your soil and water situation. Those conditions may account for a good deal of the frustration you're experiencing with the seedlings, if they haven't been addressed yet.sheeshshe wrote:I planted my cucumbers which had 1 leaf, 2 weeks ago. granted we had a bunch of rain in between there. but it has been rainy for at least 4 or 5 days now. STILL no growth. I am getting frustrated and impatient at this point.
tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL
seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
I haven't, however, when the cucumber plants started out with 1 leaf, and they remain with 1 leaf after 2 weeks, I don't' think they've grown at all hehehehhe. same with the tomato plants, they were small when I put them in. and they just started on some new leaves. it is easy to tell since the plants were small to begin with. squash too. they are starting to do something though! they're getting new leaves as of yesterday! yesterday seems to be the winning ticket. everything appears like it is starting to grow things as of yesterday afternoon LOL!SLC wrote:Do you take pictures of the progress? When i first put everything in the ground (just about six weeks ago), I took pictures daily, and although I was looking at the actual garden with my own eyes every day, I didn't realize the progress until I looked at the daily pictures, or even weekly pictures. At first I thought the same thing as you and then looked at the first pics I took and there really was a difference!
I find this to be true with squashes and similar plants. It could be something to do with recovering from transplant shock, or just "finding their way" into the soil.sheeshshe wrote:that makes sense about the root growth. perhaps they're working on their roots and getting a nice root system down and then they'll go POOOOOF! and surprise me with tons of new growth soon
I know your pain, its been about the same here in Washington. My green beans are growing painfully slow (I think they've been about the same size for a few weeks). My cherry tomato plant is actually been growing fairly well and opened a few flowers in the last week, but I know from last year that I shouldn't count on those turning into tomatoes anytime soon. They had flowers around the same time last year (sooner actually) and there was no sign of tomatoes until about July.sheeshshe wrote:it is more the night temps that come with the 70's temps. its been high 70's all week and 50s at night and finally they are starting to do something. but the next week is supposed to be mid-low 70s and 40's at night