Thanks taz and archerb. ArcherB, I was doing some reading last night and realized what you said -- it's too late to replant here! I can't get used to this growing season. I'm used to the mid-atlantic where the last frost date is in May! I'll stick with these plants and see if they take off. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks! Taz, I don't think I've been watering too much. I've been watering maybe twice a week. I just stick my finger in the soil and if it feels dry I water. If it feels moist I leave it alone.

I applaud those who don't care to consume slug eaten, rotting fruit or tomatoes contaminated by laying in muddy ditches beneath the plant where pathogens thrive. If you are the least bit concerned over all of the food borne illness scares in produce in the news then let the corrective actions begin in your own garden. ***** Then I think you can applaud all of us home growers who as far as I know don't eat rotting, slug ridden fruits. ( smile) The pathogens that have been associated with tomato, spinach, lettuce, strawberries and those kinds of vegetables/fruits are not going to be found in ditches under growing plants b'c their origin is human excrement. I'll say little more about that but I think it's reasonable to say that that kind of situation is not going to occur in our backyard gardens. The folks who might have such pathogens in their gardens would be those who keep poultry that harbors Salmonella or Campylobacter and give free range to those poultry. And these days most folks insist on documentation that the poultry they buy is pathogen free. There are other animals that also can carry some of the pathogens that have been associated with foodborne illnesses but they wouldn't be ones that would have free access to home gardens. And here I'm thinking of cows, etc. And I want to think that most of us home gardeners don't willfully neglect our plants after all the time that has spent, for most folks I think, raising their plants from seed and having the expectations that they do for the harvest to come. Constant monitoring of the plants for possible problems, as you suggest, is always a good idea. I understand what you're saying but I felt that I wanted to say something about your contention that neglect could lead to pathogen contaminated home grown tomatoes. And yes, I do know something about pathogens and foodborne illnesses as a retired Microbiologist who specialized in human infectious disease and taught medical students for most of her professional career. Carolyn

Not an infection. Instead, it's a water shortage during development. So, no, not all tomatoes on that plant will be affected as long as the water status of the soil is suitable -- evenly moist is the key. When you cut the affected tomatoes, you will discover if the damage is only skin deep or not. At that time, trim off the bad stuff and eat the rest. Enjoy!

it's TYLCV (tomato yellow leaf curl virus), seems to be a problem in Florida due to whiteflies.. it will kill your plants.. the most destructive problem a tomato plant can have.