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Suggest you try to salvage what you can. i.e. put them back in their pots, even if the stems have broken off. They will regenerate :). You can always trim off any broken tops and root them, either in water or potting mix (keeping it moist).

HTH,

Linda

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Not seeing a pic. Try posting again -- otherwise, could be damping off.

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Chris, your question may be of interest to me. I am a Pro presently working on an interesting tomato research project. Your picture did not post...but could you please answer the following question which may or may not be helpful to my study.

Did you start your tomato seedlings in:

Purchased seedling starter soil? Bagged soil such as MiracleGrow? Purchased, bagged compost soil? A composted soil available from your local municipality? Or a soil taken from your home compost pile? Thanks!

They look dry, and not enough light. Kinda hard to see.

Unfortunately, They are leggy. I think I would start them again and move the seed trays a little closer to the lights. It appears you are using an led grow light and I’m surprised that you had seedlings that were that leggy.

They look very leggy. A little water may help the stems stand up. The light should be closer to the plants when they first come up. I get good results with a regular LED shop light.

I agree with Jamie now that I have seen the picture. There's not much hope for those except for the little one on the left, 3rd cell from the top. They need to be very close to the grow light!

You could pick out the seedlings and bury most of the entire stem leaving just a little bit of the stem and the leaves above the soil. They will root along the stem. It will fix the etiolation for now. Also, make sure they get enough but not too much water. Put them very close to the lights.

I can see them now. They have had too little light. Also peat pots are not a good container choice. They dry out. Some of them are beyond help because they have the tell tale stem narrowing and shrinkage of damping off. Others might survive if repotted in different containers and given far more light. But all in all I'd be inclined to start again, not in peat pots.

Wow, these not only have had very little light, they've had very little light for a long time. When they were an inch or so tall, with just tiny cotyledon leaves, you should have been aware that something was seriously amiss. They were in pretty poor shape long ago. They've been badly stressed. Start over. I see lamps in the top of your picture. What kind of lamps are those?? Are you sure they were even turned on?

thank you everyone for the advice! very much appreciated.

@nandina i purchased starter soil.

I watered the plants and they got a lot better actually. i guess my spray bottle wasn't enough. they are very leggy because I didnt realize they sproated for around 3 days and had no light over them. Hoping I can get 3 plants from this bunch. will probably re-pot a few of them.

when you repot, don't be afraid to sink the stem deep, leaving the leaves on top. and get them out of the peat pots.