Damage on tomato seedlings

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  1. Cayuga Morning

    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    Hi all,

    I posted a problem I was having with my tomato seedlings, thinking it was flea beetles (having seen one). You all told me that flea beetles don't usually affect tomatoes & thought it might have been damage due to cold water.

    A friend, seeing the damage sent me this link.:
    https://plantclinic.tamu.edu/2011/0...ze, the,these symptoms are typically observed

    It is spot on. We had some 40-45° days prior to the appearance of the damage & I didn't cover the tomatoes! So you all were right....the issue was cold. PXL_20210606_110937979.MP_compress62.jpg
     
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  3. Sjoerd

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    This is a good lesson isn’t it.
    Keep those toms protected until the end of may if outside.
    They will be alright though, I suspect. I think that I would remove those damaged leaves.
    Great posting.
     
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    Clay_22 In Flower

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    My father in law lost all his tomatoes I grew for him too by putting out too early.
     
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    Really sorry to hear that Clay. Will he try again this season? There may be garden centra somewhere near him. Often you can buy plants there that have already come along quite far.
     
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    What a shame. I wish I could give you the ones I am tuning into compost this week. I would be more than happy to see them go to a good gardener. as it is there are just too many for me to plant any more myself and sadly enough it seems too many people aren't putting out as much of a garden as I think they should evidently.
     
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    @Sjoerd He did get more from a garden center but I think he said a mole or some kind of rodent took most of them out too. I did have a friend who gave an extra 6 cell he had to help the cause. some luck he's having
     
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    He is having a tough time this year, isn’t he.
    Let’s hope that that six-cell group will make it.
     
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    Perhaps he should use large pots just to be on the safe side.
    Cayuga, will you wait until new leaves show before snipping
    the damaged leaves off?
    It's disheartening when we lose part of our crop. I thought there
    would be gardening galore after the beginning of 2021.
    Carolyn, doesn't it just hurt when we must dump plants? I tend to even pamper the volunteer tomatoes and lettuce.
     
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    If we were short of garden space, I probably wouldn't pamper slightly frost bitten plants. We have plenty of area and I leave every volunteer tomato, squash, lettuce, whatever plant, just in case. Neighbors are usually willing to use fresh garden produce.
     
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