Sacha Bays

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Hello All!
I come to you with an urgent cry for help. Last week, I transplanted my three week old tomato seedlings into larger pots. I fertilized them with a half strength fertilizer, and now some of them are falling ill!

I have been starting tomatoes for a few years now, and I am stumped. I have no idea what went wrong.

Here is some info about how they are being grown.

Soil substrate: Coir seed starting mix (Burpee Brand mixed with coir from a compressed block)
Temperature: 70-75'
Location: East Facing Window (Under florescent bulbs)

When I transplanted them last week, that was the last time they were watered. They are usually only watered once a week. It seems random the ones that are affected. I am not seeing a correlation between varieties, old or new cups, or which lights they are under. Most have a dry soil surface but some have slight moisture (both dry and moist ones are affected). There is no evidence of spider mites or fungus gnats.

The intense purple would indicate a phosphorus deficiency and the curled leaves would indicate a temperature problem. Neither of these issues seem to be a good answer though (because they were fertalized and have consistent temperatures). On some of the seemingly healthy plants the leaves fall off with a slight touch.

This is so sad, I hate to see my plants suffering! If I am doing something wrong, how do I fix it!

I appreciate all of the advice I can get!

-Sacha Bays

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I was researching greenhouse styles that would support the growth of citrus plants in Northern climates. I came upon this article regarding in ground greenhouses. In the article, the author states that "it’s possible to grow sub-tropical plants without an additional heat source in regions where sub-zero temperatures are common". -> http://www.realworldsurvivor.com/2013/10/28/underground-greenhouses/#geogreenhouse2

I live in zone 4 NH. Obviously, there are many ways to build a walipini greenhouse... what building strategies would you recommend for building a greenhouse that maintains 50-60' temps seen in the article? The Ott-Kimm Conservatory boasts a zone 8 micro-climate in a zone 4 area. They dug 5 feet below the ground’s surface, and poured 6-inch-thick reinforced concrete walls. Would this be a good baseline? Citrus plants can grow to zone 8, so technically they would be able to grow in a greenhouse that replicates a zone 8 climate (according to this article).

Opinions? What do you think?

If it were possible to keep the greenhouse at 50', would black soldier fly larvae be able to hibernate there overwinter?
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