WHY are my TOMATOES Leaves Turning PURPLE Simple Answer

WHY are my TOMATOES Leaves Turning PURPLE Simple Answer is it is due to the soil temp. That simple.

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[pd]

Thank you for this video. This is exactly what happened to me for the first time this year. I start a most of seeds indoors but now that I have watched your video, I realized that I did turn off my heat mat soon after germination (my was that I didn’t wanna soil to dry out.). Never seeing purple leaves before on my tomato plants, it was certainly disconcerting.

[josephconroy]

i had black plum tomato, had 12 types, blk plum which looks like a real plum, every year they had purple leaves, i think its the type, i have 40 types of fruit every year and plant over 60 types vegi every year, this is very helpful ty watch all your garden stuff for long long time ten years maybe live in massachusetts, 1/2 acre land, chef 38 years, farmed 14 years, free coffee grinds compost so much, so i am pretty good with food lol, just wish i could pay my bills with it, love to grow, ty

[ernestbodenmiller]

Nice to see you, I was a little worried because two weeks went by without a very exceptional video about organic gardening. Always look forward to your informative lessons!

[craiganderson]

I always thought it was a nutrient lacking, so the temp prevents the P and K from being used by the bacteria. Love the science behind it all. I'm at the end of my tomato season, but my current tomatoes are producing fruit. Though my annual basil is turning purple on top and underneath. Cheers Mark. Glad you posted, hope everything is cool in your side of the world... Well, Warm enough for you and the garden. Until next time mate!!

[martinmercerjr]

My issue is the same as yours. My garage is still cold in February and March. I started my tomato seedlings in the beginning of March. There are other gardeners on YouTube, they say take off the seedlings heating mat, when more than 50% sprouts. But I think I should keep them on the heating mat until my garage is a little warmer. I never have this problem last year. This year it got very cold outside, in March

[bfulton]

Thanks Mark. Great insight. Love to see your videos. Bless you.

[Owl]

Best vid I've ever seen on this subject. U the MAN

[KimSol]

I grew tomaatoes for the first time inside my house last year because i had no greenhouse at the time. Got plenty of tomatos and had no problems growing them.
I live in Northern Norway and I am growing tomatoes out in my greenhouse for the first time, (put up m ygreenhouse a few weeks ago) they were aclimated indoors before I put them outside in the greenhouse.
Now I am noticing all of the plants are turning purple, I got very worried, looked it up online and it says it's due to nutrient deficiency, so to me that didn't make sense because I feed my tomato plants with ecological tomato nutrition.
It does make a lot more sense when you say it's due to the soil temperature.
I am only able to get the degree in my greenhouse to 15 celsius, when it's below 15 degrees outside (night time)
I have a greenhouse fan heater. I have big beds with tomatoes and other plants.
Thanks for this video btw. very helpful.

[mattcraztex]

In Ontario it is currently really hot outside. My No-Till planted into wheat stubble Tomatoes are turning purple yet my tilled Tomatoes are just fine. Are the roots of the No-Till plants root system no buried good enough?.

[danielfisch]

Great information, thank you for sharing.

[GinaSiska]

I always learn so much, thanks Mark!!

[lindahipple]

Hi Mark, great video! Thankyou. God bless.

[joematty]

This is exactly what I was looking for! My plants were growing so fast i wanted to slow them down so i put them in my basement and the temperature is around 65 degrees when the lights go off. Just moved them back upstairs at 72 degrees hopefully the purple goes away. Thanks so much for this video!

[funmud._.]

Hi thanks for the video. First time growing tomatoes. in fact first time growing anything. I did plant rona tomatoes indoors and grow amazing but I never put them out side to get use to the weather. I live in northern Canada. And planted them in my raised bed in the last week of May. In two days they died. So bought some at a local nursery and they are turning purple lol. After watching your video I realize it’s not me. Lol. And it’s good to know they will grow out of this purple stage. Thanks again

[MissBetsyLu]

I have bushy 3 ft plants in big pots but they're purple. So soil is too cold?? Many grand blessings everyone.

[handshearts-seedsfeedamu]

Thank you...
I was kinda wondering if my tom seedlings was turning purple from being cold, I started them from seed out side, but they was in a mini 5gal bucket hot house, but it got not a couple day so I took them out, now its been cold a few day they all PURPLE. 😆

[dadmezz]

Thank you Mark.
Another enlightenment!

[katipohl]

Tomtaoes associate with specific mycorrhiza and the University of Leipzig/Germany published about the preferred types of Substrates for their connection in 2020. Peat moss and cocoanut alone don't allowed #mycorrhiza to survive.
Personally I Mix mycorrhiza in my vermicomposted growth substrate for tomatoes.
Wishing a nice Weekend from Germany.

[johnjude]

Thanks I always learn when I listen to you Mark.
Thanks for the teaching Sir 🙂

[sdjsmart]

As always, I love your content, Mark.