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3 different diseases on tomatoes?

14 years ago

One bed, 3 different diseases? I'm sure it can happen. I'm just sad to think I may not get tomatoes this year. I have 3 other plants so when do you know to pull the diseased to save the others?

1. Juane Flamme- black spots and not producing many tomatoes. Not a lot of foliage compared to other plants.

2. Roma- I'm sure this is a blight but which? Does it spread? I will try a copper spray but when do you give up? It hasn't grown much since it had the disease. I thought it was nutrient related.

3- Black Cherry- curly leaves. I asked about this earlier in the season. Most said that it would grow out of the curly and it did. But, after about a foot of growth- the curly came back hard. Not a lot of blossoms and only a few tomatoes.


The weather on the front range (boulder) has been hard on plants this year. This is only my second year gardening and I'm wondering what I'm not doing to better care for the plants. I have lots of growth but few tomatoes on most. But, I'm told since it's so hot, it's to be expected. I am getting blossoms but they are dropping. No massive insect infestation that I can see- and I'm looking.

Regular watering- we were doing every other day for 20 mins on 1 gallon drippers. Don't know if we should change to every 3 days.

I gave a side dressing of Fox Farm tomato fertilizer a few days ago. I still feel they are wilted and stressed. But just don't know what to do.

The link is to all my garden woes.

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Tomatoes

Comments (5)

  • 14 years ago

    Sorry- wanted to add that this is a new bed. New soil that had 30% compost.

    Also, here are some better pics of the Roma.

    Hmm, I can't seem to capture the stunted growth, yellow leaves, and no new blossoms. It's at least 1.5-2 ft shorter than the other plants.

    Thanks!

  • 14 years ago

    Looks like your very curly-leaved tomato received a dose of weed killer -- likely 2,4-D or dicamba.

  • 14 years ago

    I can't see the pictures well enough to make comments about the possible foliage diseases but for sure one can see more than on foliage disease on plants.

    For many years I lived in Denver and grew tomato plants there before moving back East, and I never had much problems with foliage diseases b'c it's so dry there.

    But this year I know you've been deluged with rain and I'm going to assume that that was one of the major problems since the foliage pathogens, both fungal and bacterial, are spread by wind and rain.

    They don't jump from plant to plant, so that's not a problem. But if you've had any of the foliage diseases last year then there's a possibility that spores and bacteria fell to the ground and then you can get what's called Splashback infection from the bad guys splashing back up on the lower leaves initially.

    And you might want to followup on what Jeanne said about herbicide damage as well, either from sonething you sprayed, or drift from someone nearby spraying.

    Carolyn, formerly of 1629 Locust, one block down from the 17th ave Pkway and one block over from Monaco which leads to the airport, etc.

  • 14 years ago

    Thanks Jean and Carolyn.

    We have not used any sort of herbicide or pesticide (well except a minor sprinkling of DE before flowering- we also have bees). Someone else mentioned that the curl could be from pesticides. But, I've asked my neighbors and they haven't sprayed either.

    Other tomatoes also had some curliness but they grew out of it. This black cherry grew out of the first bout and has started all over again. It's not flowering much so I'm wondering if I should give it extra fertilizer? I gave it 2 tbls side dressing of 4-6-2 fox farm as I did all my tomatoes.

    Juane with the black spots also has the yellowing leaves on the bottom of the plant- black spots on top and the top foliage is always wilted. I'm waiting for it not to rain at night so I can sprinkle some copper on it- amazing. No rain for weeks then sudden downpours in the evenings.

    What's really amazing is I found another volunteer tomato plant- the 3rd one. 2 of which are on the other side of the yard and no where near where we planted last year. They are all flowering- though smaller than my others, and seem healthy. Crazy.

    Oh- I'm assuming the copper is like anything else and has to be applied at night. Does anyone know how this affects bees?
    Thanks,
    Leslie

  • 14 years ago

    Jean- if you think the plant was exposed to 2, 4-D could this have been when it was a seedling and it's staying in the plants system? I bought this guy.

    And, would you eat the tomatoes?