Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??

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AndyRVTR

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Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« on: June 27, 2009, 16:37 »
Well... that's what it looks like anyway  :D
I opened the greenhouse this morning and for a moment I thought my greenhouse roof was leaking..  :ohmy: all of my Toms were covered in droplets of water, the panels in the greenhouse looked as though they were covered in condensation too... I've done a bit of google'ing and come across something called 'Transpiration'... does anyone think this may be the cause, or am I looking at something more sinister :(??

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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2009, 16:43 »
No probs my g/house was like that every morning until i decided that it must be warm enough now to leave the door open as well as the window :)

The plants breath (transpire) the same as we do and if the moisture cannot escape then it condenses on the glass/plastic and drips from the leaves :lol: Looks kinda weird tho :ohmy:

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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2009, 19:19 »
More ventillation needed. It has been very humid lately.

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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2009, 19:25 »
my cucumbers are doing similar but I understand they like the humidity  :)

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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2009, 02:27 »
Ventilation is the answer - leave the door open.

All plants transpire - it's the plant equivalent of breathing.... they lose moisture through their leaves. (leaf cells - stomata)  ;)
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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2009, 11:13 »
 its sometimes too hot in your green house and your toms might be "sweating"
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Re: Help!.. My Tomatoes are leaking??
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2009, 11:56 »
Get some ventilation into that house!  With humidity that high you are a sitting target for blight.

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