tomato troubles w/ pics (long)

lostbrd-2008

17 years ago

I have been reading this for quite a while, great info.

I am a novice tomatoer who would love to grow a few tomatoes.

A little info:

I live in Brea ca.

My plants are in 5-15 gal pots

I planted about 3 weeks ago

Bought plants from H.D.

It was around 75 deg. for first few days, then got very

hot up to a 100) for 4 days then back to cool with some

light morning showers. Now we have typical june weather

gloomy mornings sunny afternoons up to 75 deg

Here's some pics

#1 is this bacterial speck ? Its just on bottom few leaves.

pic #2 I think this is early blight. Is it to late to spray with daconil? Should I pull the plant? again its only on the bottom 4-5 leaves

pic #3 leaf curl or leaf roll? Should I be worried?

I am watering about a quart of water every 3 days (When it was hot I used a quart every day)

My plants receive 6-8 hours of sun per day, if the sun is out.

Sorry for the long post. Just trying to add as much info as possible. Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Jason

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Comments (5)

tennandy
17 years ago
I also await answers on the last pic(healthy-leaf roll)
digdirt2
17 years ago
Your bottom pic is leaf roll (the inconsistent moisture kind since I'm thinking your zone isn't too cool temps prone right now. ;) Inconsistent moisture levels is a common problem with containers - but it can also have other causes such as too much nitrogen fertilizer, root bound plants, etc. Timed drip irrigation is a good idea for containers - just something to consider.

Top photo is a bit fuzzy but looks like pest holes and some sun scald to me. Sure it is possible that it's blight but doesn't look classic and since you have flea beetle and aphid damage on the other plants too that shifts the odds, IMO, away from disease toward pests. They - the pests and the old leaves - need to be removed. ;)

Middle photo - I'd spray all of them with Daconil just in case. It is a preventative, not a cure, so the earlier you spray the better the control. Then remove the damaged leaves and just keep an eye on it for now.

Hope this helps some.

Dave
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lostbrd-2008
Original Author
17 years ago
Thank you dave
bustergordon
17 years ago
Greetings from Pasadena! I'm pretty much a newbie too (this is my first season with tomatoes), but the first pic looks like snail & heat damage to me. I had the same problems with my tomatoes after that crazy heat wave we had. I put down some iron phosphate (which I understand is more "organic" than Sluggo or metalhyde snail killers) -- no more holes!

My tomatoes have suffered a bit from our very inconsistent weather. It was mild to moderately warm when I planted, then we had the weird heat wave, then at least at my house, about a week later we had hail & hard rain for 2 days. Then warm again, then drizzle a couple of days ago, and now we've finally settled in to June gloom. We burned off the gloom a bit early yesterday, and I have to say that the tomatoes have perked up a bit, so maybe yours will do the same this weekend.

Good luck!
macheske
17 years ago
Honestly, they look fine to me. I'd spray with daconil and sevin and find a way to kill the slugs (sluggo, etc). I wouldn't worry too much....
Rick