white spots on tomato leaves and stem
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jean001
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Folding leaves, brown, yellow - spots on stems
Comments (1)on my lower branches they are turning yellow with blackish brown spots on leaves and at the last 4 or 5 inches of stem also leaves are curling inward .thanks for any replies....See MoreHelp!! pictures of tomatoes leaves drying with white spots
Comments (4)Hi Jean001a, I tried to look under the leaves but I am not sure how mites looks like. Do I need magnifying glass to identify them. Also I am having cucumbers with similar problems. This post was edited by Patidar on Sat, Jul 6, 13 at 7:56...See MoreBrown and white spots on tomato leave seedlings
Comments (4)Hi tworivers - would it be possible to post a picture of them? It would help a lot. Are these true leaves or just the cotyledons - the seed leaves - that are damaged? It is possible to scorch very young seedling leaves if they are too close to the light - happens to most of us now and then - but the plants will usually recover. And it's especially true if you mist the plants or if it is too hot in your growing area. Is it enclosed so that the heat is trapped? Got a thermometer near the plants? A small fan to lightly move the air will help. Only other thing I can suggest without see it is to lightly touch it and see if it will rub or brush off on your finger - that would tell us that it is some sort of mold or fungus. Keep us posted on what you find or if you can post a picture. Good luck. Dave...See Morespotted leaves, browning stems, bacterial spot?
Comments (9)Hi Guys- I live in North Berkeley and all the plants in one of my raised beds look exactly like Irene's. What stinks is that I had first planted two plants from Spiral Gardens Nursery, who grow their own starts, and those did great, even in all the rain we got. Then I planted three plants that I got from Forni-Brown Nursery in Calistoga, which I am almost certain they grow their own starts (they sell mostly to the local restaurants in Napa Valley), and those did great. Then two weeks after that I went to Berkeley Hort and bought more plants, including some sourced from Sweetwater Nursery. While at Berkeley Hort I came across a Mortgage Lifter from Sweetwater, noticed that it was spotted, and brought it to the attention of a sales guy at Berkeley Hort and asked him if there were problems. He very patiently explained the "cold damage" and I believed him. Normally I'm totally paranoid, but I have shopped at Berkeley Hort for five years and never had any problems with plants there, and I consider their staff to be top notch. I also have bought lots of stuff from Sweetwater without a problem in the past. So I thought I should get over my paranoia and went ahead and got some plants there, including that spotty Mortgage Lifter. Planted those, rains came, and a week later, EVERYTHING in that bed had spots on them. Obviously this is all just my observations, but the bottom line is, I should have gone with my instinct and just left that Mortgage Lifter alone. Now it's a waiting game. I finally got to the point of not stripping any more leaves, even if spotted. It's now an experiment. The new growth has been pretty normal, no spots. I've drenched with Serenade twice, but it's expensive, so I've been using a baking soda/oil/castile soap "natural fungicide)" concoction. I can't tell if it's helping or if it's the dry weather that has slowed the leaf spots. I imagine that if I get more fruit set, the plants will only stress and get worse, and who knows if anything will properly ripen. I'm just hoping to get even a small harvest. We'll see. Good luck to you guys and hoping for the best for everyone!...See Moreeplina
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