ravennyxx
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Post by ravennyxx on Dec 11, 2013 13:09:33 GMT 10
Can anyone help me about a month ago I started my garden everything seems to be doing well, pumpkins, watermelons, silver beet , zucchini, cucumber several varieties of herbs but my tomatoes just won't participate. They had some flowers one had 3 tiny fruits start that disappeared the next day and now they're all turning a pale green ( the plant that is ) and not looking very healthy
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beckles
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Post by beckles on Dec 11, 2013 16:53:33 GMT 10
What have you used as compost? Mushroom compost, for example, can make the soil too alkaline which can stunt the growth of tomatoes.
Are there spots on the leaves? Tomato blight is a fungal disease that most often affects tomatoes and potatoes. It starts by causing distortion of the new growth followed by spots on the leaves. Gradually the whole plant withers, yellows and dies. The disease is difficult to treat once established but its entry into the plant can be prevented by spraying with a protective fungicide. Early blight often occurs during humid weather and is most likely to attack plants under stress. Remove dead or damaged leaves and make sure there’s good air movement around the plant.
or it could be iron deficiency - its a plant disorder which can sometimes be confused with manganese deficiency. Iron is needed to produce chlorophyll in plants, hence its deficiency causes discolouration of leaves.
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 12, 2013 19:09:15 GMT 10
where are you? have you put them in too early?? what type?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2013 12:17:52 GMT 10
Nearly all the problems I have with tomatoes come down to mildew. Often it gets to the point where I rip them out before the fruiting is over just so they don't spread the mildew to other plants. My usual regime is: - Water the ground around the tomato plant, not the tomato plant itself. Try to keep the leaves dry. - I make a "tea" (soaked overnight) out of dried bay and lemon myrtle leaves and spray at the first sign of sickness or pests. - Never grow in the same location multiple times in a row (crop rotation). If it is mildew - after turning light green the leaves start to yellow and then get black spots. If it doesn't progress to this then it is likely something else. Have you checked under the leaves for aphids and scale? |
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