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Rather sickly looking Tomatoes

Last post 09-07-2009 7:09 PM by bogweevil. 9 replies.

• 06/07/2009 11:18 PM

  Roundelder Location: NW Cumbria Joined on: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 176

  Reply | Contact Hello gardening people!   Can anyone shed any light (maybe  several different ones actually) on my rather sickly looking Tomato plants collection. Having done a little research on tomato problems I now think there maybe more than one issue here. Interesting that I have four more plants (albeit different varieties) that came from the same source in our front porch and they all look perfectly healthy.   The leaves have not only curled right up, they have also turned upside down so to speak, almost as though they are trying to protect the upper face of the leaf at any cost! Brown bits! Noticably different brown bits... and some dodgy looking gray bits to end with! I have some Cape Gooseberries, Strawberries, Cucmbers, and Peppers in the GH also and they look great except for some minor leaf something or other on one or two of the Cape Goosy leaves. Suggestions please p.s. and no they haven't just returned from a holiday in Mexico.   Wide awake Roundelder

• 07/07/2009 12:29 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact Not sure, tomatoes seem to show a lot of scary symptoms and sometimes it's just something like temperature fluctuations, but it could be a nutrient deficiency or maybe a virus. What have you been feeding them with and is there any difference in the compost that you're using with these and the healthy plants? Are they in your new greenhouse?

• 07/07/2009 12:36 PM	In reply to
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact Blackleg? if it's that it's a fatal stem rot digger

• 07/07/2009 12:38 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact Oh yes, while searching on your question, I came across the results of a crop nutrient deficiency photo contest where there are some interesting pictures.  That's a page I shall have a close look at.

• 07/07/2009 05:45 PM

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  Roundelder Location: NW Cumbria Joined on: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 176

  Reply | Contact Hello, yes Miranda, I have been feeding them B&Q's own "Tomorite" and nowt else. They are in the new greenhouse and along with everything else are being watered from the adjacent water butts (I am pleased to say!).  The compost was from the same bag's bought from Homebase...presumably from the same or similar batch as I picked out a 3 for 2 offer from the same pallet. Cheers Digger let's not be over optimistic eh?   I will have a look at the link Miranda, although I am almost scared to.   Roundelder I have just returned from a peek at the site you mentioned...at least I only have one greenhouseful and not acres of the buggers!        Wide awake Roundelder

• 07/07/2009 07:01 PM	In reply to
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact Is there any fruit on them? digger

• 07/07/2009 07:31 PM	In reply to
  Roundelder Location: NW Cumbria Joined on: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 176	Reply | Contact Hmm, there is fruit but not on the upper trusses Digger. The flowers appear to have dropped off leaving  "stub" ends on the branches of the trusses. Wide awake Roundelder

• 07/07/2009 07:58 PM

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  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347

  Reply | Contact  Oh dear - they don't look happy. A few of the leaves on my plants curled up like that last year and I was advised temperature fluctuation was the likely cause. Mine were outside, so it's likely the indoor ones would suffer greater fluctuations. Hopefully that's all it is. (Mine produced a good crop and other than the affected leaves going yellow quite early didn't seem to have any other problems) Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 08/07/2009 08:23 AM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact Another useful looking page on tomato diseases here: http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/diagnostickeys/TomFrt/TomFrtKey.html - lots of scary pictures.

• 09/07/2009 07:09 PM	In reply to
  bogweevil Location: Joined on: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 2,043	Reply | Contact No fungus or virus here - it looks like something physical has happened - too hot, too cold too much temperature fluctuations - what does your min-max thermometer tell you? The damage also looks like excessive nutrients - could you have overfed them? Boggy Beware the bat-eared bogweevil