I did a few dozen cuttings a couple of weeks ago (a couple of weeks early) and so far they are mostly doing well. I used a mixture of peat and perlite. I placed the small pots in a large open-top plastic container and covered them with a plastic covered frame. I did a lot of cuttings last year with low sucess rate but the ones that survived are ready to plant now but I'll wait till the weather gets cooler. Thanks for the tips everyone. Marshall

It sounds like salt damage to me. Back off on fertilizers and watering. Only water when the top 2-3 cm is dry (test with fingers) and when you water make sure the water flows from the drainage holes to flush the salts from the potting mix. If the water flows instantly from the drainage holes suspect that the mix has become non wetting and use a soil wetting product to make sure that your watering is effective.

The white stuff are whiteflies and their eggs, we have an infestation problem with them in South Florida. Whiteflies are from the tropics and can carry a disease called tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Leafhoppers also carries it. Once your plant is infected with leaf curl virus, the plant will almost stop growing and not produce anything, there is no cure. I'm not saying whiteflies definitely carry the virus, they may not, but it is something I've very wary of. I was not able to grow tomatoes for the most of 2015 because of them. Whiteflies like warm temperature so there are much less of them during the cooler months. They prefer shade, warmth, and protection from wind. They are attracted to nightshade plants, the virus infect nightshade plants such as tomato, pepper, goji, potato, basil. But they are attracted to a wider variety of plants while not infecting them, like the "bidens" plants (common lawn "weed"), brassica crops, banana and other type of leaves that may provide good shades. This season growing tomatoes in spring with the cooler temperature I have less problem with them. Also with mulching and keeping the plants healthy reduces my pests issues. I notice whiteflies like to attack the lower sick leaves, so I pruned them and maintain a good airflow in the bottom.

Hi all - I posted about my FLF here earlier this year when it had a weird white spot. Al recommended I try a Bayer Advance Disease Control product, which I did. I sprayed the plant 3 times following the recommended intervals. But the problem persists. The white stuff is still there, and now there are weird spots on all the leaves, and some are splitting right in half. What is this? What do I do? I'd really appreciate any help. I very much want this plant to live. Thanks!