what is killing my vegetable plants

They were planted 2 days ago and now they look like they have been zapped.

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#1 Comment By Heather On 05/09/2011 @ 8:38 pm

It sounds like transplant shock. This article will help:
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If you grew them from seed, they may be suffering from sunscald. In the future, this can be prevented by acclimated the seedlings before planting them out:
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