Well the iron supplement seems to have done nothing for the plants and now the really pale growth is starting to die. It is obviously the difference in the potting mix because it has only affected the plants which were either potted up or planted in containers with that mix. I also planted some little lime and lemon trees in containers with that mix and it hasn't affected them at all. At least so far.
I am now thinking maybe the bark was contaminated with something that tomatoes are very susceptible to. The pepper seedlings are not having this problem nor is the okra. Maybe it is just an iron deficiency and the tomatoes are more susceptible. I know that on my next batch of seedlings I will go back to the mix ratios I was using before.
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