Sometimes they wilt and then bounce back – other times that means we have to back off a bit and take it more slowly. I hope yours recovered!

@Angela Judd, Thanks! I guess I just have to keep waiting then—while day temps were in the 70s I think night temps have still been in the upper 40s/low 50s. I’m in Tucson, so a little cooler than Mesa.

My guess is they will take off soon, especially as temperatures are consistently warm. (all of the crops you mentioned are happiest with nighttime temps above 50) I’m rooting for them to grow for you, best of luck!!!

I grew transplants from seed this season for the first time in all my few years of gardening. Hardened them off for about a week before transplanting into my garden beds. It’s been about 10 days now and I feel like a lot of my peppers, tomatoes, basil, and eggplants are just… stuck. They’re not dying or wilting, but they’re not really growing in height or bearing new leaves. Fed them fish emulsion a few days ago, deeper infrequent watering, but nothing. I figure okay, a week of root growth underneath the surface… are they just in shock? Is there a way to overcome this or do I consider this a loss??

This post may be helpful as you pot them up: https://growinginthegarden.com/when-and-how-to-pot-up-seedlings/ and then follow this blog post’s steps about hardening them off.