Tomato blight?
Last post 17-08-2009 1:21 PM by GardeningFin. 7 replies.
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05/07/2009 06:19 PM
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Hi, After reading a bit, I think I may have tomato blight. :-( Based on the pics below, could someone please confirm? There are currently a few markings on the leaves, but the plant seems fairly healthy at the moment. Is there anything I can do to save them. Kind regards Fin
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05/07/2009 08:46 PM
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- Rosa
- West Sussex
- 26 Jun 2009
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I wouldn't think this is blight, which is pretty much the same as potato blight. There is an excellent fact sheet on the main RHS site (advice) with the details of what to look for. So far we haven't seen either here as although there have been a couple of days when conditions were right for it, they were not continuous, so finger crossed! From you photos, it looks more like insect damage. Good luck!
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05/07/2009 09:15 PM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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That's not blight. If it was you'd have very obvious brown patches. http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0803/tomato_blight.asp
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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08/07/2009 02:33 PM
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Possibly Cladosporium fulvum?
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09/07/2009 07:05 PM
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No disease this, but physical damage - new growth should be fine - consider if you might have let the plant get battered by wind, get too cold or been a bit ham-fisted at some stage. But the blight season is here so keep the fungicide on every fortnight.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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16/08/2009 04:47 PM
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Hi there, I wonder if anyone could give me some further help. I have some tomatoes which have dark, soft patches of them. Is this a form of blight? Only a couple are like this, not all of them. I had my first ripe tomatoe today - delicious! Any advice would be appreciated as always. Kind regards
Fin
 
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16/08/2009 05:58 PM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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You're OK - that's still not blight, it's a form of rot. This could be the result of a mineral deficiency, so if you're not already feeding them, try some tomato feed. Some
varieties are more prone to this than others - beefsteaks and plum
types sometimes rot at the end for me, but regular and cherry types
never do. If only a few are affected, then pick them off.
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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17/08/2009 01:21 PM
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What a relief!
Many thanks for the reply
Fin
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