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Help with my tomato

16 years ago

Hello, I am trying to grow a tomato plant with no success. I already destroyed 3 tomatoes plant, due to the same problem.

I have tried Hi-Yield 38 as a pest control, and it has no bugs. So I do not think the problem is a pest. It looks more a disease, maybe fungus, and other type of disease.

I am in Sanford, Florida. zip code 32771

Here is a picture of the plant. The flowers even die before bearing any fruit.

Any help? THANKS in advance.

http://www.mypicx.com/10172010/Tomatoe/

Comments (5)

  • 16 years ago

    Need a few more clues, please.

    In the ground or a pot?
    How do you decide when to water? How often do you water. How much do you supply at one time?

  • 16 years ago

    Orlando,

    A picture is a good idea, but that one does not give us a lot of information. Close ups would be good, so would a picture that shows the overall setting that the plant is in. Jean is right. To be able to suggest what might be wrong with your plant, it would be helpful to know more about the environment it is in. So, here are the "usual" questions:

    Jean asked if the plant is in the ground or in a container? This is very important to know and can significantly affect any advice we might give to you.

    If in a container, what growing medium are you using? How large is the container? Is it self-watering or do you manually water it? Is the container in full sun, part sun or shade?

    For both container plants and inground plants, it would be helpful to know these things as well: How often do you water? Have you checked the moisture of the growing medium or soil 3-5" below the surface? Is it dry, just right, or soggy? Are you feeding the plant? How often? What are the NPK values of any fertilizers you are using to feed it? What has the weather been like in your area?

    If the plant is in the ground: Have you used any amendments? Do you mulch? If so, with what and how much (how deep)? Are there any other plants near the problem plant? Do they show any problems?

    Can you post more pictures? (Closeups and longer shots.)

    The more information you can give us, the better the chances that someone can give you an accurate diagnosis.

    Just off the top of my head, I'd guess that the plant is suffering from a lack of water because of the droopy leaves that show some curling.

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    Betsy

  • 16 years ago

    Hey Orlando,

    I attempted to include your picture of your tomato plant in my post, and even though it showed in the preview, it isn't showing now.

    Such is life.

    Betsy

  • 16 years ago

    This is the picture, I hope:
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    My plants looked somewhat similar, both last year and this year, except the browning didn't go up as high. Last year was overly wet, this year extremely dry. I use a minimum amount of fertilizer, usually a 10-10-10 or Tomato-tone. The grow in the garden, not in containers. Two years ago, I sowed winter wheat, last year rye grass in the fall, mowed it in late April/early May and tilled the roots in; the foliage was added to the compost pile. Last year, despite the browning, the maters did quite well - 755 pounds. This year, even without the browning a woodchuck which would rather eat and chuck tomatoes than wood, I would not have harvest more than about 100 pounds - that bad of a year.

    Mike

  • 16 years ago

    sorry I did not response before.

    the tomato is in a self watering container; 18 gallons container, the medium is potting soil, with cow manure and dynamite fertilizer. it is in a full sun area.

    I have a row of these boxes along my fence. Tomatoes are by peppers, and they are having problems too. the peppers get wrinkled when they are small.

    any clue?

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