forgot the photobucket link lol. my pictures from a wk or two ago are in a different album on the page, and they all looked pretty healthy to me then :(

http://s777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/nkessler2/sick%20plants/

Why would you put a poison like Sevin on your plants? You need certain bugs (like bees) for pollination and Sevin will KILL them, among other things. I have tomatoes in 5 gallon drilled buckets and I water every day, I have yet to see any mold/fungus. On the other hand the kids basketball court is right beside the garden and it has sitting water on the basketball basket holder thingy and it's full of algae so you could be over watering. Did you drill enough holes in the bottom for drainage? Another thing, are you sure it's not fertilizer burn from all the chemicals in the fertilizers you used?

I know sevin is controversal, but I has having a bad problem with bugs. they are attracted to another big bush and...I was trying to prevent disease from the bugs lol. How ironic! June bugs among many others would eat half the plants in one night. the insecticidal soap wasn't working, I tried. I was careful about dusting with no breeze and in evening because i was aware of the bee issue. I wont use it anymore, trust me :) Glad to know you water everyday, makes me feel better about mine. I just found something this morning saying
"Leaf-burn or scorch generally indicates root injury, quite often caused by heavy amounts of fertilizer applied too near the roots. This injury often results in browning and die back of the ends and margins of the leaves. Other possible causes are root injury caused by nematodes, insects or physical injury by cultivation. Also overwatering or underwatering along with diseases might cause leaf-tip burn."
there is no picture, but my plant fits the description! i hope that is all it is, but im not sure how to use a fertilizer in containers without getting it directly on the roots. I have poured about 2 liquid cups in tubs. Too much?
Anyone think its disease? or should it be ok because it looks like chem/overwater/fertilizer burn?

Are you watering at night or in the morning? When you water in the morning or at noon, the sun will heat up creating a steam heat from the moisture. Try to water at night only, it should soak into the root before morning.

You might try to get some gravel, pebbles, small creek rocks, to put in the bottom of your containers to create drainage if you don't want to drill a hole into it. Only about 2 inches of gravel should be all you need.

I quit using miracle grow this year and did so much better. I'm not sure why, but you can even just take a little manure, mix it with water to make what they call a tea, water with the tea every day or once a week. That is more than enough fertilizer. You can search on here for fertilizer tea recipes to get a correct ratio of manure to water.

Also the top inch or two of your buckets don't represent the dryness of your soil. Stick a stick down in there or your finger along the sides for about 5 inches or so to see if it feels damp. If so, only water every other day.

Leaves will go limp because of the heat, they pick up at the end of the day, so don't think they need water because they are a little limp.

I hope that helps!

I water in the evening...never in the day and I try to keep it on the roots only. I do have a few rocks scatered in the bottom, with 4 holes, just a bit smaller than a dime in the 5 gal buckets, and 6 in the large containers.

I have heard aout the manure tea, but had forhotten. I think im gonna wait a week at least b4 trying anything else...considering it still maybe chemical burn! I will try that tho!
Another question, I know...but i mixed a Tbs of MG per gallon of water and poured it around each plant. I'd say no more than 1cup to each plant. is that too much or diluted improserly?

thanks for everyone's responce. i still haven't figured it out really, so keep the ideas comeing :)

Yup, I've used Sevin during a bug attack
You should rinse the inert power off the leaves--it blocks them from the sun

It does look like you've got some kind of burn from salt or fertilizer buildup in the soil

Unless you know you might have put on too much fertilizer,
you should check the soil for other problems

I just looked at your pictures
Your plants are all in containers?

If so, salt/fertilizer buildup can be a real problem
Anything that's not absorbed by the plant roots
has nowhere else to go