My Garden

Tomatoes Stem Rot

Last post 02-07-2009 9:11 PM by Phot's-Moll. 5 replies.

• 28/06/2009 03:19 PM

  Tammy Location: Brighton Joined on: 14 May 2009 Posts: 69

  Reply | Contact Hello Again Well I think I am in trouble my tomatoes got stem rot, havent got a clue why, I have only read the abstract of a long essay about this desease but I was wondering if any of you have any good information to help me save my tomatoes plants, or If i just let them rest in peace, the tomatoes with the problem are planted next to my french beans which have been doing very well, can this desease affect the french beans? Best wishes to all Tamara

• 01/07/2009 11:54 PM

  In reply to

  richardpeeej Location: Leicester Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 807

  Reply | Contact Hello Tammy I am no expert but I have grown tomatoes in previous years and have had blossom end rot, and 'damping off' I have done a quick search using 'google' and it seems that it is a bacterial infection. if you look at this address it shows you some photographs which could be useful:- http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tomstem/tomstem.html this will give you a starting point sorry I can't help you any more but wish you well with your produce (- like you I am also growing french beans (dwarf) variety). Cheers Rich Richard

• 02/07/2009 11:08 AM	In reply to
  Tammy Location: Brighton Joined on: 14 May 2009 Posts: 69	Reply | Contact Thanks I am not very expert at all, but looking at the photos it looks like early blight , I have pulled out a lot of plants because I had the wrong diagnose, I still dont know whether it is early blight or not, but it looks like it is. thanks again Tammy

• 02/07/2009 07:57 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  If it's blight and not too advanced you might save the plants by spraying with dithane. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 02/07/2009 08:27 PM	In reply to
  Tammy Location: Brighton Joined on: 14 May 2009 Posts: 69	Reply | Contact Hi Phot-Moll It looks like early blight, after looking at 1000 photos, is that dithane good for organic gardens? thanks a lot Tammy

• 02/07/2009 09:11 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  No, it's not organic. I don't know of any organic cure for blight. There are varieties with some resistance so when you chose more seeds you might want to take that into account. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.