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Problem with Tomato Leaf/Stems

16 years ago

I have 8 tomato plants, all are doing great but one of them gets this wilting/darkening of the leaves and the stems where this happens get very soft and pliable. I've been cutting them off where this happens and I'm not sure if I should. The plant seems healthy overall. It's in a 18 gallon container and shares it with another tomato plant (jan flamme and black cherry). Any insight appreciated....Thanks

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taz6122
16 years ago
Keeping them too wet? Does the soil and container drain well?
Kevin Reilly
Original Author
16 years ago
It drains well, I thought it was getting to wet in the middle with all the leaves bunched up and little air flow. I cut a lot of stems out to increase air circulation but now this seems to be coming back.
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taz6122
16 years ago
Here are a couple links to some tomato problems. The first is mineral deficiencies and the second is mostly diseases.

http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/min-def/tomatoes.htm

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/DiagnosticKeys/TomKey.html

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