These plants are two weeks old in southern Missouri. Very minimal growth. These were planters bought at a quality nursery. My family bought plants the same day and their's are growing nicely.
I used the gardening by the foot soil mix (1 part compost, 1 part peat moss, 1 part vermiculite)
I am worrying I am under/over watering, but I have no idea which.
Here are some photos:
https://m.imgur.com/SskfBp3
https://m.imgur.com/P08StsT
https://m.imgur.com/UKEpcnO
https://m.imgur.com/LmYnQsG
Tomatoes: we had to throw out a few plants because they look so bad.
This is a pic of the only one we didn't throw out. Doesn't look great. The other pic is of some planters we just bought to replace the thrown out ones.
https://m.imgur.com/BheFUum
https://m.imgur.com/3Nh6V7W
Please help!
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Amount of fertility in This mix is totally dependent on quality of the compost used. Did you mix compost from several different sources as recommended? Have you added any fertilizer?I used the gardening by the foot soil mix (1 part compost, 1 part peat moss, 1 part vermiculite)
I think that's the issue here.
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Another "I agree". I think I see cucumbers, melons, and/or squash, right? They are heavy feeders. I fertilize mine every two weeks, and they could probably stand every week or ten days. I water them pretty much every morning, unless there's rain in the forecast or it's been cooler and overcast.
Also, seedlings go through shock when they are transplanted. It's best to try to baby them: transplant them in the evening, preferably when the weather is going to be nice but not scorching hot, maybe even overcast for a while. I thoroughly expect my transplants to look like junk for at least a week before they start to bounce back.
Hang in there, they like the hot weather and with some food and water, they should start looking better.
Also, seedlings go through shock when they are transplanted. It's best to try to baby them: transplant them in the evening, preferably when the weather is going to be nice but not scorching hot, maybe even overcast for a while. I thoroughly expect my transplants to look like junk for at least a week before they start to bounce back.
Hang in there, they like the hot weather and with some food and water, they should start looking better.
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