Tomato Herbicide Damage
homegardenpa
14 years ago
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Herbicide Damage (2, 4-D
Comments (7)Activated Charcoal (Carbon) is the only thing that I have found to work. The best I've used is Biogize-SD which is available on Amazon under 'soil detox'. They have an easy mix and apply bottle which I just run through my hose-end-sprayer and apply to the soil. But they also sell it in bulk (40lb box). I'm convinced my tomato plants were suffering from herbicides big-time until I treated them with the AC. They revived nicely. Dupont, who recalled "Imprelis" after it killed thousands of trees (and still is) recommends Activated Charcoal as the treatment to use during replanting....See MoreHerbicide Damage
Comments (2)Been there, very sorry for your loss, but they will continue to get worse for sure. The best description I have heard is that they will grow themselves to death. It is painful to watch. I lost 32 plants my first year. I used a product with 2,4-D. I wouldn't eat them, but can't say for sure if it is bad. Keep it a secret if you can, because you will never and I mean never live it down:-)....See MoreHerbicide damage?
Comments (10)I am hardly a fan of Monsanto to say the least and buy all my seeds from specialised online websites. There are -- so far, at least -- only a handful of GMO crops, and no GMO seeds for sale to the home grower. Nor are there likely to be in the near future. That's not to excuse Monsanto: merely my protest against seed ads I've seen online which imply a) only their site is a guarantee of non-GMO seed purity, and b) open-pollinated seeds are rare....See MoreFernlike leaves and aphids...Is there hope?
Comments (8)"Thank you. That makes me feel somewhat better yet angry at the same time. So should I just water heavily and wait it out? I think I read on another post to clip the damaged part off? Or do you think they are doomed?" Just treat the plants like normal and when you do water, water deeply. I don't see any reason to clip off the disfigured leaves, I usually leave them on and they will eventually unfurl to some degree. In my experience however, they do tend to die earlier, but I don't think that's a reason to clip them off. In short, you just need time to wait it out. Do your best not to stress the plants further and hopefully they'll pull through. In my experience, they generally pull through if they are already of sufficient size - which yours appear to be....See Morekandm
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