the weather has not been kind.

[rxkeith]

i put my plants outside a couple weeks ago. they were getting big, and the weather was nice.
since then, they have been blasted by the wind, singed by near frost when the temperature
dropped a little lower than expected, and a little too much sun the first day. my plants are
looking rather ragged. i will have to strip the damaged foliage down to healthy growing tip
on most of the plants. i always have extras to give away, but i can't donate these plants.
they are just looking too rough. bummer. peppers are in better shape.
now, we have temps dropping into the lower 30s over the next three days, so i put the
plants in the unheated porch. just, can't trust may weather.

keith

[Gardadore]

I sympathize with your dilemma completely! First it was too cold at night to put the plants outdoors, even in my table tents. The morning we hit 38 was supposed to be the last morning in the 30’s so as the day warmed up they were moved to the tents. But the temps really soared and today was near 90. No way I could plant much of anything in that sun. We have also had no rain but finally thunderstorms this afternoon and another one tonight. Rain most welcome!
So now I am way behind in planting but the plants look good in their cozy tent as long as I check them regularly for watering. Looks like we are now in for a cool spell too but not freezing! It has been a crazy May. Trying to get everything in the ground before we go to Arizona to visit the grandkids. May is not helping me complete that task!

[bower]

Always the last blast of winter here in may. Greenhouse went to 40F one night, but that was not too bad. Some purple tips but nothing major. Low 30's is rough! They will appreciate the shelter.
The saving grace of tomatoes though, if it doesn't kill them they'll regrow all that damaged leaf in short order.
Some years I've had rows of ratty leafed extras that were left to neglect outdoors - not good enough to give away, but by golly they hung in there and survived it all. I've even had plants that were sitting in a beer cup on top of some soil in a container, managed to force a root down through and started to flower and set fruit.
Mind you I've been selecting for years, only the toughest kinds.
Have also put big plants outdoors when it is really "summer" only to see them lose every single leaf in our cool and howling winds. A week later, they've regrown a whole other foliage - tough and dark green - and look like some other plant entirely.
The tomato has so much vigor. It has the potential to come back from a lot.
I have hopes for your plants and your season still.