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Tomato plants dying....help!

15 years ago

Hi all,

I have two problems. First, my "bush early girl," which took off great, has stopped growing and the lower leaves have darkened. There are no new blossoms on the plant, although the existing fruit shows no ill effects. I would love to know what's wrong with it, and whether I can help it and how. At first I thought the problem was due to overwatering, but I stopped watering it and no improvement.

Second, my grape tomato plant is also pooping out. There seems to be some blossom drop, but the blossoms are actually turning black before they drop.

What can I do? Help!

Thanks

Jooje NNJ

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Comments (2)

digdirt2
15 years ago
Sorry but from the information provided so far there simply isn't anyway to know what is wrong. Could you possibly post pictures of the plants?

We also need to know all about your growing conditions - if these are in containers or not, how big the containers are because they could be root-bound, what potting mix you used, how often and how much you have fed them, same for water, how old the plants are, how tall or how long since planted (they are determinates so may just be done growing), what your weather and temperatures have been to cause the blossom drop (they normally turn brown, not black), etc. etc.

Dave
terrybull
15 years ago
i agree with dave. also what kind of food there getting.
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