I have the same thing on my tomato plants. I think it is grey leaf spot the way it was coming on. The spots start on the under side of the leaves and "eat" their way through. I noticed it after a bunch of rain. I can tell you it is not burn spots as we have not been having too many sunny days. It has been very cloudy. The rain has stopped, but this is still spreading. I have been spraying with a fungicide twice a week for the past couple weeks and it is not stopping. I did some research and actually posted pictures earlier today and think it is grey leaf spot, which the fungicide I have does not cover. Go figure. hobocat, take a look at my pics on the post entitled "grey leaf spot" and see what you think. Does anyone know how to get rid of this or should I yank my plants and start over?

Difficult to say. Did you harden them off before they went outdoors? If not, even cloudy days can be tough on seedlings started indoors. Recall that previously they were coddled indoors, now they are out in the big wide world -- low humidity; breezes; and extra drying.

Hi tworivers - would it be possible to post a picture of them? It would help a lot. Are these true leaves or just the cotyledons - the seed leaves - that are damaged? It is possible to scorch very young seedling leaves if they are too close to the light - happens to most of us now and then - but the plants will usually recover. And it's especially true if you mist the plants or if it is too hot in your growing area. Is it enclosed so that the heat is trapped? Got a thermometer near the plants? A small fan to lightly move the air will help. Only other thing I can suggest without see it is to lightly touch it and see if it will rub or brush off on your finger - that would tell us that it is some sort of mold or fungus. Keep us posted on what you find or if you can post a picture. Good luck. Dave

> An all-freezer unit ... will run as needed ... even if the ambient temp is, for example, 5F. It depends on the unit. Lubricant in the compressor may not work properly in very low temperatures, and you may get "slugging" - liquid refrigerant damaging the compressor. Defrost cycles will not work at low temperatures, so your freezer may end up pretty iced up at the end of winter. Here's a quote from a Whirlpool all-freezer manual: "Do not install the freezer near an oven, radiator, or other heat source, nor in a location where the temperature will fall below 40F." I found a GE manual that states a safe operating range of 0F to 110F, and a Frigidaire manual that does not state a lower limit, but again says 110F max. It's worth pointing out that a freezer in a hot garage will use a lot more electricity than one indoors.