Took me 3 months to figure out why my tomatoes kept dying

I started a balcony garden back in April and my tomato plants just kept wilting no matter what I did. Changed the soil, tried different watering schedules, even moved them around the balcony. Last week I finally realized the issue was that the metal railing was heating up in the afternoon sun and cooking the roots through the pots. Moved them away from the railing and within days they perked up. Has anyone else dealt with heat reflecting off balcony surfaces like that?

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verab284d ago

Honestly I had basil do the same thing against a white wall.

claire_ramirez224d ago

My basil plant did the exact same thing and now I call it my dramatic little diva.