Bumps on tomato plant stems, dying plants
janey01
16 years ago
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joetomato
16 years agojean001
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What are these white bumps on my tomato plant?
Comments (6)It's kinda far up to be growing roots? Tomato plants like all members of that family have what are called adventitious roots (you can Google that term to see photos) that can develop all along the length of the stem. That is what the small bumps are. Perfectly normal but more pronounced in some varieties and more pronounced in wet humid environments. Contact with the soil is not required but if there is soil contact they will develop into full blown roots. There is also a flat brown scabbed injury on your stem photo and the clear crystalized sparkles are just the fine hairs normal on all surfaces of the plant. However the leaves in the photo - they are dead and a source of stress or possible disease and need to be removed from the plant. Can't say what cased that problem - could just be plant age as plants normally die from the bottom up. Dave...See MoreStrange Bumps in Clusters on Tomato Stem Disease
Comments (12)So, let's hear from jameebooz. Beyond that, when one combines overgrown root initials with the curling new leaves -- admittedly, no image to back up what sort of curling -- one possible conclusion, also the most likely conclusion, is herbicide damage, typically inadvertent. Herbicides can drift for miles. Just how far, and just where they land depends upon multiple factors, among them prevailing atmospheric conditions, the product applied, the temperature during & following application, and the method of application. Then, too the sensitivity of the plants, and the dose received, determines the outcome. The root initials show obvious excessive growth which was most likely incited by an herbicide which mimics auxins, a normal plant growth hormone. Another person posted images that are nearly the same as OP's. His response to my diagnosis was basically "I forgot I had used a weed killer." When I locate that post, I'll provide the link. Okay, when considering leaf rolling alone, many inciting factors are possible, including physiological leaf roll/curl. My decision in OP's case, was the combo of symptoms....See MoreTomato plants thriving other plants dying
Comments (2)Are you checking your ppms in the reservoir or just topping off with nutrient solution? Tomatoes are heavy feeders but you should be seeing nutrient deficiencies well before the plants are dying. How do the roots look in color? Also are the tomato roots much longer than the other plants? What can happen is the tomatoes can suck up so much water and have more access to the nutrients in tank that either 1. The water level drops too low for the other plants roots to have access or 2. As you said they could be using up the nutrients but you would be seeing symptoms of that Edit- I just read about the spider drip system which means checking your res ppm might not be that important after all. How often are you checking the water level?...See Morenew tomato plants sprouting from dying stems
Comments (6)Very interesting sixtoll. I can see this could be a pleasant reason to scratch one's head wondering. It really depends on what the driver was for the decline of the plant, so you need to post us pictures - we tend to be very visual in this forum since there are so many confounding factors that get us to a diseased or dead plant and a picture is accurate worth a million words, not much different from a doctor taking the patient history but then ordering x-ray images to study. But if the plant dried up, it probably would be a better idea to start with it's cutting to build a new root system and leave behind the potential for mold and disease growing up and attacking the new growth: provided the cutting has "the right stuff". Pic, por favor :-) PS. I congratulate you for growing Floridade. This cultivar is part of an illustrious history which I personally love... Cheers PC...See Moreamzie
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