Tomato Plant: No Water For 5 Days

Haven't had much luck with growing tomatoes. This is the third try after two disasters (tomato blight) caused by weather, several years apart. Thought it might be different this year . . .. Perhaps not.

Sure enough, true to form, the weather turned on me. Within hours of potting up, a cold wind arrived, temperatures were plunging towards 14 deg C (57 deg F) and heavy rain clouds were forming. It could only happen to me.

As outlined last week, further wetting of the compost could have been fatal. So moved plant to dry spot close to house. Not much sun there. But at least it was warmer and more sheltered. After staking stem to a small cane to prevent it breaking off in wind, went away for a few days, full of hope.

Expected leaves to curl up, or turn blue - or both. Not so. Plant doesn't look too bad and actually seems to have grown a little .... Astounding . . .. The compost is just about right for growing - surface turning a nice light shade of brown. Moved plant back to a draughty but sunny spot - the only one available.

WATERING
No water given yet. Should encourage roots to spread out in the compost.Don't expect to water for a while yet; depends on weather.