I thought it might be something wrong with the roots, too, because the whole plant from stalk to leaves looks weak. I haven't used anything chemical in my garden or yard, though. The only fertilizer I used was some E.B. Stone 4-5-3 vegetable food during transplanting. That was about 3 weeks ago. I just remembered that I was using one pair of scissors to harvest some basil and prune the tomato plants. I then used the same pair to snip some leaves off of the bell pepper plant because some of its leaves were shriveled. Could cross-contamination be this deadly to just one plant and not everything else the scissors touched? Gardening is not as easy as I thought it would be... :-)

How are they doing now? This looks like bacterial speck to me. It is odd though that you would have it only 1 week after putting out your tomatoes. Did you grow them from seed or purchase starters? Has it been cool and wet where you are? Bacterial speck prefers those conditions. This early in the season it would more likely be insect damage - maybe someone else can chime in with another opinion.

I honestly try very hard NOT to be overparanoid about things like this. I do not ever use anything in my garden except for homemade compost. I don't even add things to my soil as most gardeners do. I am also the person who uses steam to clean her house instead of chemicals when at all possible. I also figure though that for the times I do need to buy things in the stores, like right now when my garden is being moved and my canned goods are running out, I have little control over what they have done to the plants they grew my food on and they probably did WAY worse than a little copper fungicide. I don't have pets, but I do have a now 3 and 4 year old. Last year when they were 2 and 3 I didn't let them in the garden for the day I sprayed , but after that I let them back in. BUT, my kids also don't munch on leaves (well not of the tomato plants anyway) so I am not sure how I would feel about that. I am not sure what your plan for next year is, but I did my research before deciding to move my garden for other reasons. I was going to do solar sterilization. You will obviously need to do something otherwise you will have the same issue next year that you have this year. I will add a link below to solar sterilization. I haven't tried it, but with my tomatoes dying off early I figured I had enough time to cut my losses cover the garden up and bake the soil if I needed to get it ready for this year. I would be curious if anyone on GW has tried it. Here is a link that might be useful: Soil solarization

grow_em_maters, "what would you recommend for killing the aphids?" To control aphids you can brush them off with your fingers, spray them off with a water hose, spray with insecticidal soap, spray with left over soapy dish washing water (not the kind from a dish washer), or use something stronger like sevin. I brush them off or use insecticidal/soapy dish washing water. "Are they related?" Possibly. The problem with the internet is that you can't see the plant and how it's been developing, etc. which makes problem diagnosis very difficult. Later I'm going to ask some questions that will help with diagnosis. I'm not going to be around for a few days, but someone may be able to help out. Oh, and don't forget your local extension service may be able to help. You didn't mention that the plants are wilted, stunted, have lesions on the stem, or other serious issues. Based on that and what I'm seeing I'm going to assume that it isn't a fatal disease like one of the stem diseases or late blight. But, that's based on an assumption and you know what that means. Therefore, the assumption is that it is a foliage disease, the result of splash back, or because of the aphids. So, based on all of those assumptions, don't pull the plants, spray with daconil (or similar products), try to cut down on splash back, and try to keep the lower leaves dry. Also, continue to monitor and observe the plants. The questions. How old are the plants? Have you seen any other problems like wilting or stunted growth? How long have you seen the problem? What are your watering habits? What other helpful information can you provide that I haven't asked? Good luck. Randy p.s. I'm also not seeing halos, concentric circles, and other things that are indicators of certain diseases which contributes to why a more specific assesment can't be made at this time.