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All our plants look sick #753129
Asked May 31, 2021, 7:08 PM EDT
Saginaw County Michigan
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Hello
Thanks for your question.
From the photos, it appears as though your plants were affected by frost and/or sunscald. It looks like they should grow out of it as there is enough green tissue left. Warm season vegetables don't like temperatures and are stressed when it's less than 50 degrees, so make sure they are covered if temperatures will be lower. Where the tissue has turned tan, there wasn't enough cover.
Before planting outside make sure that you 'harden off' your transplants, i.e. slowly acclimate them over a period of 7-10 days so that they are slowly introduced to the full sun and windy conditions.
Make sure you are thoroughly watering your transplants, especially those in containers as they dry out quicker.