Sadness and woe

[mousme]

I think the Brandywines are gone. I'm going to fuss over them a bit this weekend, but if they haven't recovered by Monday I'll have to replace them with others from the market. I am really, really upset about this. :(

Comments

[ai731.livejournal.com]

It could just be transplant shock *fingers crossed*

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I'm keeping an eye on them. The stems are still okay-looking, but ALL the leaves have wilted dramatically and have shown no signs of improvement.

*crosses fingers*

We'll see.

I keep telling myself this is a learning experience. Next year I'm *definitely* getting a greenhouse-type thing with lights. I think that the poor plants never got a fighting chance given the temperature and the lack of direct sunlight around here.

[ai731.livejournal.com]

*nod* I started my seedlings at the studio, rather than in the apartment, for that exact reason.

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Hey, why don't you try to pop out this week and I'll throw some more at you? I got lots, and tomato seedlings don't stockpile for the apocalypse very well :).

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Uh... next weekend, maybe? I'll have to see if I can get a car and all that, and the Overtime Fairy has been kicking my ass. This weekend (tomorrow and Sunday) are already toast.

Thanks for the offer! I will let you know. :)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Hurm: next weekend is borked; am going sailing down in tTO with cjared and Carolyn is working doubles. Worstcase I suppose I could put some out on the porch for you...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Bah. That's the only free weekend I have this month. Suckage. :(

[ai731.livejournal.com]

I'll be in Montreal and probably at Phnee's place (or at least upstairs) next Monday (25th). So if you can drop the plants here at some point over the next 10 days, I can get them to her then.

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Sounds planlike; I'll be heading up to the range at some point next week and can swing by; it'll most likely be Thursday...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

w00t!

Bonus Brandywines! But aren't you going to run out at this rate?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

I started rather a lot of them :).

[raven-albion.livejournal.com]

Green stems...but are the leaves kind of blackened and curling up?

I'm thinking frost damage, m'dear...I won't even put my tomatoes out to harden off until after this weekend, and won't plant them until the first week of June. Last year I set them out on our Memorial Day weekend (last weekendish in May) and then we got a killing frost right after and I lost nearly all my plants. Never again!!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

No, the leaves aren't black. They just withered and turned pale green/vaguely yellow. No curling, either. Just... flatlining, I guess you could call it.

Next year, I am totally waiting until June before planting tomatoes. Woe. :(

[ai731.livejournal.com]

We get a long weekend on or around May 24th, which is traditional "put your tomatoes out" weekend in Montreal. Except that this year due to calendar weirdness the holiday is almost a week early, on May 18th. Montreal is about 2 weeks warmer / earlier than where I am, and we've got frost predicted for overnight Sunday & Monday, so my tomatoes are likely going out sometime around the 27th or 28th of May.