Tomato leaves yellowing!!!
My tomato plants had been doing great. Using SNG + Bill's about once a week. Already have many, many tomato buds flowering and a couple of small green tomatoes appearing already. Now, about 3 days ago with had a very rainy day for the first time since planting (I planted in barrel planters on my patio). Yesterday I noticed some yellowing of the bottom leaves on the tomato plants. I pulled them off and looks this up on different gardening sites and mostly it referred to lack of nitrogen in the soil after the rain. I then mixed up some SNG with Bill's and pour it directly on the roots and soil and then misted the leaves some. Today I find that the yellowing on the leaves is gaining ground on me. It is now running about half way up my plants. It is mostly on just two of my 7 plants, one is a Big Boy and the other is an Arkansas Traveler. They also look very wilted along with the yellowing. Is it possible that I put too much SNG on the leaves and over wet them? What can I do about this condition before I loose all my plants? I remember this also happening when I lived in NJ and had tomato plants in the ground. My neighbors would have the same problems and soon all the leaves would turn yellow and all the flowers would fall off and therefore no fruit. I also used to spray the plants in NJ with an insecticide when this happened with also no results. Would really like some help on this before it gets to late. Thanks to all that care to stop for a minute and give me some ideas. You are all welcome to Email me on this @ GritsnGravyGram@aol.com
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Permalink Reply by Bill M on -
It sounds like fusarium Wilt and Mold or possibly Vertcilium Wilt. Best thing to do is separate them form the other container plants to keep it from Spreading. I don't know of a cure,but always hate to give up in a plant. If you have any Physan on hand mix it at one oz/gal of water and pour it through the container, it kills Fusarium in the lawn so I would give it a try. Besides it's a great product to have on for killing and kind of fungi or bactreia. I use it as sanitizing agent all around the house.When buying tomato plants look varieties resistant to these and other diseases. The Physan biodegrades in 48 hrs and is safe product.
I use Actinovate which is beneficial bacteria that colonizes on the roots making them resistant to soil borne fungi.
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Permalink Reply by Don rogers on
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Bill M said:It sounds like fusarium Wilt and Mold or possibly Vertcilium Wilt. Best thing to do is separate them form the other container plants to keep it from Spreading. I don't know of a cure,but always hate to give up in a plant. If you have any Physan on hand mix it at one oz/gal of water and pour it through the container, it kills Fusarium in the lawn so I would give it a try. Besides it's a great product to have on for killing and kind of fungi or bactreia. I use it as sanitizing agent all around the house.When buying tomato plants look varieties resistant to these and other diseases. The Physan biodegrades in 48 hrs and is safe product.
I use Actinovate which is beneficial bacteria that colonizes on the roots making them resistant to soil borne fungi.
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Permalink Reply by Don rogers on
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I had trouble a number of years ago. I learned that if you use a product called Budswell, which is Bat and Sea bird guano, there are beneficial bugs in this to clean your tomato bed. I also, directly at planting mulch the plant this keeeps any splashing up to leaves from happenning. I also continue to cut off the bottom branches to at least 1 foot above ground. Also try using a spray that has copper in it, I first mixed Bordeau [sp] and used this it helped. But there are several sprayable Soap Sheild products available, that work great.
I have planted tomaotes continously now in the same sport for 5 years and have no problems. The only problem I have if you call it a problem is the SNG makes the plants grow big and healthy and loaded with tomaotes, hope this is help to all.
Don
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