I would also second fertilizer burn and possibly environmental causes like sun scald. I would spray all the plants coming from nursery with some kind of fungicide just a routine thing.

Sey

If in clay pot, dried out. That's a lot of plant especially if in clay pot.

Thanks so much Dave, Sey, and Jean!

As far as what the plant is in (it's actually in a plastic container...just looks like clay)...I have not fertilized it at all.

I watered it reasonably upon purchase..nothing out of the ordinary.

So, it may be sunburn/scald?

I know the picture isn't the best, I will take a better one today (closer of the leaves).

Of all the plants I purchased from the nursery, this is the only one with apparent 'issues'.

I don't have any fungicide so will pick some up when I go to the grocery store again.

Thanks again everyone for the ideas! I get a little kooky about my plants but also am no expert by any means! LOL!

Currently i'm nursing an aloe plant back to health, hardening off my seedlings, and keeping an eye on tulips that keep getting picked (by some unknown culprit, however, I have my suspicions).

All the while running a household and keeping everything 'copacetic' (or attempting to, lol.)

:)

Correction: the plant is in a plastic container sitting inside a clay pot. Sorry, just noticed this. The plastic container it is in is smaller than the pot...could that be the issue?

This is the only plant that looks like this (in my collection)...what do you think?

TIA for any input! :)

Trim off all the damaged leaves, transplant it to a much bigger container - no clay pots - with a good potting mix, and just keep an eye on it. It more damage develops, pitch it. Otherwise it will probably be fine. The damage all seems to be on the older leaves which usually means it happened a week or so ago. New growth looks ok.

Dave

Oh and set it in the shade for a day or so after transplanting. If it wasn't hardened off before you got it it could use some more TLC time.

If that is a Juliet... I grew one last year and it was huge. Very productive and did not suffer from the leaf problems my other tomato varieties had. I hope you are going to grow it in the ground rather then a container? Juliet gets bad reviews and I suspect it is because a lot of gardeners try to grow it in a container and like I said, it is a monster.... Small oval shaped tomatoes... sized between a cherry and a regular slicing tomato. I like this one a lot.... Get it in the ground as soon as you can.

Thank you Dave, and rhoder551!

I will trim off the 'suspect' leaves and wait and watch what happens.

Hoping its a fixable issue!

I do plan on planting this inground (but want to make sure it isn't sick).

In the meantime, I will trim it, and put it in a bigger pot (not clay) and shade it like suggested.

Thanks so much for the input! :)

it had a dry spell causing the edges of the leaves to dry out and die. It probably got a lot of water in an effort to revive it and what that does is causes the outer cells to 'explode' like a balloon when filled to extreme.

it should have a deeper shade of green by now I would think.

SO, i trimmed it pretty far back, replanted it into a bigger container and watered it. Going to let it chill out (in the shade) for a few days (for new regrowth) and hope for the best!

Thanks again, all! :)

Thanks lanna!

IDK what exactly is going on with it, but it's 'too late now' since I butchered it down pretty far. Still a few limbs/leaves left, but it def will need time for regrowth. The spots on the leaves traveled pretty far up the plant...

Hope this is salvageable!

Thanks again! :)

This plant is alive and well, planted out this weekend. Just wanted to update. :)