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Hello wise and helpful people! :)
I planted my tomato seeds almost a month ago. They seem to be doing well, most are about 4 inches high and are branching out well. When I moved them to the larger pots about two weeks ago, I planted them about an inch lower, to encourage more sturdy roots. I potted them in a potting mixture that has a slow release, fertilizer in it (about 5 - 5 - 5), and once a week I add a half strengh liquid fertilizer to their water as well (10 - 10 - 10).
I have a couple of concerns. First of all, some of the stems are purple (light purple, but still not the green I thought they were supposed to be). I read the other posting about adding bone meal, but I was thinking that with the new soil and fertilizing, that would improve. I also wasn't sure how much bone meal to add per container... most are in 4 inch, a few are in tall 3 inch pots.
Second, some of the plants are getting small (pinprick sized) black dots on their leaves. Now, as I am a redhead, I have nothing against a few freckles (as I have quite a few myself!), but wasn't sure if this was proper in a tomato seedling...
Am I worrying for nothing, or is there something else I should be doing? This is my second year raising tomatoes from seed, and we won't say what happened last year... Thank you! Kathy
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