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Re: Yellow leaves on tomato seedlings - advice, please!

At 02:11 PM 4/17/97 EDT, you wrote:
>The leaves on some of my tomato seedlings are starting to turn yellow.
>For reasons unknown to me, leaves are yellow, but the main "veins" in the
>leaves are still very green.  The yellow started at the outside edges of
>the leaves and progressed inwards.  The problem is only with 1 kind of
>tomato - a Burpee determinate- the other tomatoes planted in the same
>cell pack and treated the same way are fine, as are the peppers and other
>veggies.  In fact, I had 100% germination of all the tomatoes and
>peppers, so I didn't expect problems. They are currently getting 18-24
>hours of fluorescent light at a distance of 5 inches.  They are top
>watered with a spray bottle (by my 7 year old) , so they may be getting
>too much water, but the other tomatoes are just fine.  Advice on treating
>the problem  would be appreciated. Being in zone 4a, I have another month
>before I can set them outside.
>Thanks in advance for helping an amateur gardener.
>
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>My master gardener tells me your problem is a lack of nitrogen. I use
Ortho "Natural Fish Fertilier". Just follow the directions for house plants
until they get in the ground. Hope this helps.

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