Solitary chicken - need advice

[Cinnamon]

I always grow Sun Gold toms & they have always been fantastic.

But this years lot seem very yellow & a bit weedy,while all the other varieties I have on the go are bushy & green - any ideas why???

[theherd123]

Not too sure if i can help but.....

 

Did you use new seed this year or was it left over from last season?

Im sure the quality of the seed decreases with age.

 

Have they become dry what with the hot weather?

I was caught out the other day and a lot of my seedlings in the greenhouse were bone dry and now look rather weedy

[Cinnamon]

Brand new seed & I have looked after them well . They have had exactly the same routine & treatment as the others I have sown, & as I do every year.

 

Its really odd - make I will give them a blast of tomato feed

[ali-s]

Last year I used an organic liquid seaweed feed on my tomatoes, squashes and courgettes and also sprayed the leaves when they started to turn yellow. Spraying the leaves made a dramatic difference and the plants croped well.

 

I can't remember the name of the feed but it came in a brown plastic bottle. I bought it from a garden centre. there were two types, one for vegetables and one for flowers.

[Lesley]

I use the seaweed feed for tomatoes as well - and also can't remember what it is called!

 

I can't think why just the one variety should be yellow Sarah, how odd

[Jen&Rog]

Hmmm, I'd watch out putting fertilisers on seedlings as they don't need extra nutrients until they start to get bigger. (Yellow foliage in larger/more mature plants is more likely a nutritional deficiency). Is there a chance they're getting too much water or water can't drain away? This could make them leggy and weak. Also are they in too little or too strong sunlight (my poor seedlings weren't happy to suddenly go from our cold spring to sudden scorching hot sun!). Apparently the perfect light level is that of a bright cloudy day.