Help tomato plants are sick?!
tyepps37
8 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (7)
Related Discussions
Sick Dora tomato plant
Comments (8)the pot was essentially the same as the others.... in photo 10, you can see lesions much like the example of septoria that Suse9 sent me.... if you are a member of Photo.epson.com you can double click and see the photos really large. if it is septoria, I will hope that it came on the seeds that Darrel got.....if anyone else is growing Dora, let us know whether this problem appears on your plant(s). since Dora is a new variety, this could be a weakness if it appears that it came with the plant. the infection appeared on the UPPER leaves, before fruit set began. I dumped the soil and am cleaning everything. if the disease appears on other plants I will report it here, because then maybe it didn't come with Dora. my garden certainly has a fertile environment for fungus diseases, and bacterial speck, as I mentioned, is a problem every year. Michael Here is a link that might be useful: photo 10...See Moresick or stressed tomato plants HELP
Comments (1)Tough to see detail. Can you post a more close-up view please?...See Moresick or stressed tomato plants HELP #2
Comments (0)Here's another pic. Image link:...See MoreSick young tomato plant (pic)
Comments (9)Amendments like the cottonseed meal and the kelp meal need a lot of time to break down and become available, so they may be of no help to your plants this year. However, the plant behind it looks perfectly healthy, so your soil probably has enough nutrients to support a thriving plant life. Most soils do. This particular plant just needs a little extra help in the fertilizer department. I would forget about slow-acting amendments in this case and pick up a small package of cheap, water soluble fertilizer that contains nutrients that are available to the plant right now. Something like Miracle-Gro, Peters, etc. Those fertilizers contain both the major and micro nutrients that plants need, and the plants can make use of it immediately. Dilute according to package directions and give that plant the food it needs. And/or dilute even more (package directions) and use as a foliar feed. Other than that, most of us in the Northeast are having very slow progress with our plants. It's been rainy, cloudy, and not very warm/hot yet. I have a plant that looks like yours, and all my other plants have been taking their sweet time in growing. It's hard to be patient when our growing season is so short. This plant should eventually catch up, but that involves that patience thing again. [I'm not really good at patience myself.] Even the squash, which germinated back in early to mid May, are just kind of sitting there and not growing much. We need more sunshine and more elevated temps. Let's hope those things get started soon. All the rain hasn't helped either. Even in well-draining soil plants can have a hard time taking up nutrients when the soil is damp all the time. My roses, which have been happily established for more than 10 years, are looking a little chlorotic from all of the rain too. This will hopefully pass soon and we should have some happy plants in the near future....See Moretyepps37
8 years agotyepps37
8 years ago
Related Stories
LIFE10 Feel-Better Things to Do on a Sick Day at Home
Nourish, pamper and heal yourself when a cold keeps you housebound, with these restorative ideas
Full StoryEDIBLE GARDENSSummer Crops: How to Grow Tomatoes
Plant tomato seedlings in spring for one of the best tastes of summer, fresh from your backyard
Full StoryPETS6 Ways to Help Your Dog and Landscape Play Nicely Together
Keep your prized plantings intact and your dog happy too, with this wisdom from an expert gardener and dog guardian
Full StoryLIFEKitchen Traditions: Tomato Season Meets a Family Legacy
Somewhere a Sicilian great-great-grandmother is smiling at a bowl of American-made sauce
Full StoryARCHITECTUREHouzz Tour: Fresh Ideas in a Former Tomato Packing Shed
A formerly metal-clad structure is now a beautiful wood home designed to capture the light and preserve open space
Full StoryGuest Picks: Give Your Home a Helping of Spring Greens
Celebrate garden growth with this collection of housewares and gardening gear in the shades of budding plants
Full StoryGARDENING AND LANDSCAPINGBe a Citizen Scientist to Help Wildlife, Learn and Have Fun Too
Track butterflies, study birds, capture stars ... when you aid monitoring efforts, you’re lending Mother Nature a hand
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDES12 Tips to Help You Start an Edible Garden
Get on your way to growing your own vegetables with a raised bed or a few containers on the patio
Full StoryHOUSEKEEPINGWhen You Need Real Housekeeping Help
Which is scarier, Lifetime's 'Devious Maids' show or that area behind the toilet? If the toilet wins, you'll need these tips
Full StoryMOST POPULAR7 Ways to Design Your Kitchen to Help You Lose Weight
In his new book, Slim by Design, eating-behavior expert Brian Wansink shows us how to get our kitchens working better
Full Story
ncrealestateguy