Hi, If it happened as soon as you bought it, pls. consider returning the plant to where you bought it. A plant that shows illness immediately is not something I'd investment my time or energy on, never mind money. I don't know what it is or how to fix it. I do know that's not looking good. I'd get my money back & go elsewhere. I wonder if that's fungal.

Hey guys, sorry for the extended delay in replying. I've been very tired (fibro/cfs), the cold has kept me indoors and we went out of town over the weekend. It does seem as if there was a major bloom of worm bin mites (soil mites, yes?), however I did mention that several I had on me I attempted to crush (between my fingernails) and they just slipped out and kept moving along- I asked a friend and they're pretty certain those few were seed ticks. Which of course made my skin crawl. I haven't had much time to re-investigate due to rain and the cool/cold weather, but I will check for more seed ticks again when the temperature allows me to be more mobile outdoors. I am normally against the idea of spray first ask questions later, but being there were two types that I saw and one of which had me concerned, I opted for the unusual route. The soil/worm bin mites are still in good numbers (noticed them wandering all over the place) and I haven't seen a decline in the earwigs, sowbugs, or spiders. I did see a lovely decline in the aphids and army cutworms that found my carrots, broccoli, and cilantro-.. didn't notice any seed ticks, I'll re-check on a warmer day. In the future I will be sure to ask first and spray later. Again, it's not my normal plan of attack.

Confirmed, it was definitely powdery mildew disease. I tried the milk/water solution for a few days, but to no effect. I got impatient since the plants were dying more with each day... so I broke down and bought a fungicide, which cured the white spots and mold immediately, but the plants, sadly, are too sick to recover. They're stunted and wilted and the fruit tastes a little "spicy," a sign that they're also infected. Better luck next year poor tomatoes. Note, I'm sure that the water/milk cure works... I've read about it everywhere and many people have had positive results with it. I just wanted to do what would work the fastest and I figured a chemical treatment would be quicker than the natural remedy in this case. Thanks a ton for all of your responses! Great community here!

Hello lilysdaddy, Personally, I think your plant looks just fine. The slight leaf curl you are seeing is probably due to the fluctuations in weather and the rain you have had. As for the holes in the leaves, they don't appear to be significant enough to affect the plant's growth or production. If it gets worse and you find the culprits, then you may want to spray with something like safer soap. (No point in spraying it if you don't see them since it has to be sprayed on the insects to be effective.) If you aren't seeing the insect that is making the holes, and you don't have more holes than what are showing in the photo, I would not spray since doing so will also affect any beneficial insects that you have, and they may be keeping your desctructive insects in check at this time. Betsy