Ligustrum Experiencing Sudden Wilt
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Comments (0)hi guys, i'm new to growing and have just experienced one of my two plants dying. They are in a big pot, and facing south (all day, on my window lege) and have grown very fast. One is beefsteak (big boy) and the other alicante. Approx they're both 30-40cm high. Suddenly in the last day or two the beefsteak has wilted and looks about to die. The main stalk is still verticalm but the branches and leaves have shrivelled a bit (although still green). The flowers are out. The alicante looks completely fine and looks very strong. So I'm confused why the first has suddenly gone wrong. There are no marks on the leaves, the only think is that there are small bulbous mounds on the stalk at the first 2 inches above the soil. I've watered it a lot, and have once a week used Tomorite. The soil is damp so i can't expect I've underwatered. Could i have overwatered? Or applied too much Tomorite? Or perhaps its been a bit too cold and windy the last few days? As i say the other is completely fine! If i can upload a photo I will try. Any help greatly appreciated. Image link:...See MoreTomato wilt....WHY?????
Comments (27)Nandina- you may be on to something: House was built 03/2008. Pine bark Mulch beds surround this part of the house, initally planted with ligustrum, muhly grass, liriope and palms. No Gutters on roof, so water goes straight down house and percolates through mulch beds. I planted the tomatoes in this mulch bed about 4 feet from wall of house. This site gets light shade in the AM and full sun in PM. First time planting tomatoes in this area. Here's how the plants are doing: Ligustrum has sooty mold and are kind of leggy. Viburnum is vibrant. Holly is straggly. Oak is fine. Magnolia tree was chopped down due to fungus in core. Palms are fine. Lantana is fine. Cypress tree is fine. Pine trees are fine. Citrus trees are a battle - I planted them on west side of house which held a lot of water and they almost drowned to death. I moved them to a drier area and now they are fine. Peach tree has some sort of rust I am fighting with sulfur. Squash and Cucumber are failing to thrive and now have spray damage from oil spray. Green beans and sugar snap peas are great. Potatoes are fine. Radish is fine. Muhly grass is full. Liriope were straggly and weed prone so I pulled them all up. Lots size is about 75 X 150, so backyard is about 2700 sq. ft. I planted in this spot because I always try to keep tomatoes separate as they tend to get lots of bugs, etc. in FL and usually if I isolate them, they do much better. At this point I think I just messed up in planting them in an area that has a higher humidity point + mulch bed + close to house. I should have known better, really. I guess the question now becomes do I just leave the remaining 7 plants in the ground or pull them all up in order to control the disease spread?...See More- 12 years ago
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