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yooper_at_heart

11 years ago

I went to check my tomatos this morning after being away for a few days and I found black specks on the leaves and stem?

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Seysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
11 years ago
Yeah. It is some kind of speck. Probably bacterial.
What I will do is remove the bad ones and thoroughly fungicide, to keep the spread in check. Do it once a week or after any rain again.

Most bacteria need a moist place where air is stagnant to multiply. They cannot survive/thrive in a place with dry moving air. So I would suggest to trim the lower leaves so that the air can move freely under/around the plant.

Sey
digdirt2
11 years ago
Unfortunately pretty much the same problem as most of the other "What is wrong with my plant?" discussions currently running here. So same advice - strip off all affected foliage, bag it and dispose away from the garden, regular spraying program with copper based fungicide since it is bacterial in origin.

Dave
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fireduck
11 years ago
funny... what a huge percentage of tomato problems are bacterial/fungal in nature.

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