http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/03/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is.html Gardening isn't a hobby, it is an obsession Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/03/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is.html/comment-page-1#comment-8142 Heather Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:07:12 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/08/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is-not-a-fashion-statement.html#comment-8142 You guys are great! I am going to see if heat will save my purple babies as well, I'm a little confused to, as all my seedlings are in the same temperatured environment, but not all are purple, but I thouroughly enjoyed this read! You guys are great! I am going to see if heat will save my purple babies as well, I’m a little confused to, as all my seedlings are in the same temperatured environment, but not all are purple, but I thouroughly enjoyed this read!

]]> http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/03/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is.html/comment-page-1#comment-6540 J Rogier Thu, 21 May 2009 23:55:23 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/08/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is-not-a-fashion-statement.html#comment-6540 Oh, my, Tomatoes 911 is about the funniest, delightful read in about 100 years. We searched b/c our san marzano TREASURED little guys are croaking.... Thanks! Thanks! Joy. Oh, my, Tomatoes 911 is about the funniest, delightful read in about 100 years. We searched b/c our san marzano TREASURED little guys are croaking…. Thanks! Thanks! Joy.

]]> http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/03/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is.html/comment-page-1#comment-2363 Christian Janke Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:37:01 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/08/tomato-seedling-911-yellow-purple-is-not-a-fashion-statement.html#comment-2363 I encountered the same problem a couple weeks ago with about 60 or so of my seedlings that I hadn't yet transplanted into 4" pots. What's weird to me is that I've read in many books and tomato websites that you should keep your seedlings at 65 F degrees and it's even ok if the temp in the room drops to 55 at night to help fool them into producing fruit earlier. My room temp has stayed at a pretty constant 65 degrees, so after discovering the cause for the purple leaves I'm fairly confused as to why my seedlings did turn purple. I transplanted my first set of 30 seedlings into 4 inch pots when they reached about 2 inches tall before they'd started growing their first set of true leaves and none of them had the "Purple Leaf/Phosphorus deficiency" problem. It happened to the other 60 that I left in the 6 pack cells that turned purple. And I noticed it after about 1 week from the seedlings growing their first set of true leaves. I went ahead and transplanted about 30 of the remaining 60 into 4" pots(using warm soil and warm water) and about 1 week later they've started growing out of the "Purple Leaf" problem. I also put them back on the heat mats to see if that will help. I am wondering if by keeping the room in the house that the seedlings are in at that recommended 65 to 70 degree temperature, really doesn't serve or penetrate the tomatoes and or soil as well as a greenhouse would at a 65 to 70 degree constant temperature or by using heatmats all the way through the 6-8 week seedling growing time period at a 65 - 70 degree temperature. These are my experiences, results and thoughts on the "Purple Leaf/Phosphorus Deficiency" problem. I encountered the same problem a couple weeks ago with about 60 or so of my seedlings that I hadn’t yet transplanted into 4″ pots. What’s weird to me is that I’ve read in many books and tomato websites that you should keep your seedlings at 65 F degrees and it’s even ok if the temp in the room drops to 55 at night to help fool them into producing fruit earlier. My room temp has stayed at a pretty constant 65 degrees, so after discovering the cause for the purple leaves I’m fairly confused as to why my seedlings did turn purple. I transplanted my first set of 30 seedlings into 4 inch pots when they reached about 2 inches tall before they’d started growing their first set of true leaves and none of them had the “Purple Leaf/Phosphorus deficiency” problem. It happened to the other 60 that I left in the 6 pack cells that turned purple. And I noticed it after about 1 week from the seedlings growing their first set of true leaves.
I went ahead and transplanted about 30 of the remaining 60 into 4″ pots(using warm soil and warm water) and about 1 week later they’ve started growing out of the “Purple Leaf” problem. I also put them back on the heat mats to see if that will help.
I am wondering if by keeping the room in the house that the seedlings are in at that recommended 65 to 70 degree temperature, really doesn’t serve or penetrate the tomatoes and or soil as well as a greenhouse would at a 65 to 70 degree constant temperature or by using heatmats all the way through the 6-8 week seedling growing time period at a 65 – 70 degree temperature.
These are my experiences, results and thoughts on the “Purple Leaf/Phosphorus Deficiency” problem.

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