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twinsfan101
Do the pots have holes?
lokeilou
I think you may have overwatered and killed them- I second the comment asking if the pots have drainage holes- roots will rot sitting in water without drainage
ohdearitsrichardiii
Tomatoes decline when they’re done making fruit no matter what you do
StrixNStones
Were they blighted? If you can get blight resistant or buy from folks who don’t have blight in their greenhouse that’s always a plus. And the pots look small for tomatoes.
BIGGUYISM
They def look overwatered. The containers you have them in have no drainage holes by the looks of it, and if they aren’t out in the sun the soil won’t dry quickly, hense too much built up moisture at the bottom that has no where to go. Can lead to root rot or generally so much it killed them. If you want to plant in these containers I suggest [a water monitor](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=garden+moisture+meter&adgrpid=56745060940&hvadid=651156265888&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9007820&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4137731758483655212&hvtargid=kwd-300613796786&hydadcr=5627_13318614&tag=hydsma-20&ref=pd_sl_275z8r26qf_e), which will tell you the amount of moisture in your soil. Or, if you don’t want to do that, make sure the soil should be moist enough that when sticking your finger in the dirt it’s cakey and some dirt sticks onto it, but not enough that it feels drenched like you put your finger in water. Check it every day, and maybe move it somewhere sunny to promote evaporation of the water that the tomato’s can’t use.
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Do the pots have holes?
I think you may have overwatered and killed them- I second the comment asking if the pots have drainage holes- roots will rot sitting in water without drainage
Tomatoes decline when they’re done making fruit no matter what you do
Were they blighted? If you can get blight resistant or buy from folks who don’t have blight in their greenhouse that’s always a plus. And the pots look small for tomatoes.
They def look overwatered. The containers you have them in have no drainage holes by the looks of it, and if they aren’t out in the sun the soil won’t dry quickly, hense too much built up moisture at the bottom that has no where to go. Can lead to root rot or generally so much it killed them. If you want to plant in these containers I suggest [a water monitor](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=garden+moisture+meter&adgrpid=56745060940&hvadid=651156265888&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9007820&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4137731758483655212&hvtargid=kwd-300613796786&hydadcr=5627_13318614&tag=hydsma-20&ref=pd_sl_275z8r26qf_e), which will tell you the amount of moisture in your soil. Or, if you don’t want to do that, make sure the soil should be moist enough that when sticking your finger in the dirt it’s cakey and some dirt sticks onto it, but not enough that it feels drenched like you put your finger in water. Check it every day, and maybe move it somewhere sunny to promote evaporation of the water that the tomato’s can’t use.