Help! Is this a disease on my tomato plant ?
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Comments (2)Sorry, but the photo is way too small to see what's going on. The only things I know that would be white are mildew and bird droppings. Take a look here and see if anything looks like your problem. http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/DiagnosticKeys/TomKey.html At this time of year, you're more likely to get an answer if you post on the regular tomato forum. It's linked on the Tomato Pests and Diseases forum's main page....See MoreHelp with tomato plants and disease
Comments (6)Did you look at the pictures? Doesn't that look like some disease or pathogen (mold/fungus)? Or did you mean that there is no hope at all with: "I don't know what it is to help."? Just a "sparse" (small concentration) solution of fertilizer (but I don't know which/what as my great aunt gave it to me in a bottle with no label - supposedly some natural eco fertilizer. I didn't want to fertilize actually as I believe our yard soil is quite rich. Although contrary to my belief I did add some wood ash too. :P But I would not think that the problem is arising from fertilizing the plants as not all are affected (currently only 3 out of 14)......See MoreCould a bamboo cane have given my Tomato plant a disease
Comments (5)That's very interesting because that happened to me last year. To be fair, the wilt that happened to my tomato plant was not unheard of in my garden, but the timing was very suspicious. In my case, I had bamboo stakes in the ground already but added a cross brace for my staking system that rubbed part of the plant. Put it on one day. Within 2-3 days the entire plant was wilted. Here are some things I pondered: 1) It was just a coincidence and my plant was about to get wilt anyway. 2) The stake was a carrier of some wilt disease - fusarium, verticillium, bacterial wilt - or had something toxic. In my case, I believe the stakes were from China and they were dyed green. I no longer use the green ones just in case it was something about the dye, and I try to source from the US just out of unfounded paranoia. 3) Bamboo itself is a carrier of some wilt disease. I haven't researched it, but since bamboo is a living plant, it certainly wouldn't be out of the question. In your case, it's possible that you already have some wilt disease organisms in your soil and by putting the stake in - bamboo or not - you damaged some roots which allowed entry by whatever organism is involved. It's my understanding that as tomato roots grow they experience micro-injuries anyway, as part of the growing process, that are sufficient to allow entry of wilt-causing organisms, so perhaps this just hastened things. Or.... There could be something about bamboo. I've used it from day 1 in these beds and I've struggled with wilt issues every summer. I ultimately decided it was because of walnut tree roots underneath my beds (there are some), but I can't say that I'm completely sure. On the other hand, I've used bamboo stakes in potted tomatoes and have not had wilt issues there. But is it possible that some stakes carry it and others don't...? Maybe. Anyway, the main point is that, yes, I had a similar enough experience with bamboo last year that I questioned whether there was a connection between bamboo and wilt. It was probably just coincidence, but who knows? Sorry for such a long post!...See MoreHELP!!!!! Diseased Tomato Plants
Comments (2)It's a small comfort, but you could take cuttings form the healthy tomato plants and grow them on under plastic to give them extra warmth needed to come to flowering/fruiting. They don't take long at all to develop roots. Extend the season. Any luck with using 1 teaspoon of baking soda (bicarbonate) and 1 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid to a litre, sprayed on the beans?...See Moregorbelly
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