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Mushy Tomatoe Leaves problem

18 years ago

Hello all,

My tomato plants are having a problem. Some of the leaves are becoming mushy very pliable as if they have lost their rigidity (mushy is best explanation). They then after first signs are consumed by this and die. They tend to take a dark color, blackish, it is faint, but they do take a very faint blackish color. Fungus?

Whatever this is, is spreading to different plants. I have plants in ground and in container, a good 30 feet away and both showing symptoms of this.

Tomatoe varieties affected are Better Boy VF and Celebrity.

(IN South Florida if it makes a difference)

Thanks

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linchat
Original Author
18 years ago
Is it possible the roots are rotted? My containers have tight fitting trays and have seen water stay in there for couple of days at a time. The trays snap onto the bottom of the container instead of one of those individual tray you place a container on.

The tomato plant in the ground, the whole was lined with newspaper and then fresh garden soil was added. Could that be holding water?

I am not seeing this prob on all plants only certain ones, and these are plants that have tight fitting trays and the newspaper in the ground.
linchat
Original Author
18 years ago
Here are some pictures of the leaves
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jstropic (10a)
17 years ago
There are some photos you can check out using the link below.

Also this website: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3122.html

I hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato wilt

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