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I've never tried growing tomatoes before and I recently went out and bought a tomato plant for my balcony. I initially re-potted the plant in too small a planter, so I re-re-potted it a week later. Each time I watered thoroughly, perhaps too thoroughly, and also added a bit too much fertilizer, which I later attempted to wash away by (yes) more watering. Now, 2 weeks later, all the leaves are wilted and the tomatoes that started growing have stopped getting bigger. I tried draining the soil by lifting up the tomato plant and replacing wet soil that didn't yet have any roots with fresh, relatively dry soil.

Is there anything else I can do to stimulate this plant back to life?

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They use the term helicopter parent... But this seems like the appropriate time to coin the term helicopter gardener... Leave that plant alone, do not try to replace its soil, water it normally, see if it lives... – Grady Player Jun 24 '12 at 17:08

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