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Why are these turning yellow? I’m using Organic Garden Soil for Vegetables.
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It looks to me from the pictures that you didn't fertilize the plants sufficiently. From what I see it is a severe lack of nitrogen on the tomato plant. It appears that you live in a warm area. English peas are a cool weather plant and if the temperature goes over about 70F they will start to fade away. Peas are a nitrogen fixing plant so they don't need the amount of nitrogen that tomatoes do but they still need nutrients to produce a crop. Just because you used organic soil doesn't mean that the soil had enough fertilizer in it if it had any at all.
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It appears to be old damage from either insects or, more likely, from water droplets burning the plant during the sunniest and hottest part of the day after watering or a light rain. Either way, it is nothing to worry about now as it is old damage. What does need attention are the nutritional needs of the plant.
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Yes! Makes sense! We live in a very hot high 90’s and very very very dry climate and I’m sure this is what happened from watering. Thank you again!
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May plants suffer from nitrogen deficiency. They can have a hard time absorbing enough, especially when other fertilizers (even ones containing nitrogen) are used, as they inhibit nitrogen absorbtion. Potatoes, tomatoes and roses are some that are notorious for this , but many others too. An application of a couple of tablespoons of common Epson Salts around the base, then watered in should fix it and the improvement is often dramatic. Repeat occasionally if necessary. On some plants, I just apply epsom salts with fertilizers up front.